Dust off that dialogue! Exercise those verbs. Pull up a perplexing plot. And if a needed word doesn’t exist, create it! The path through the woods is broad, well-traveled, well lighted with no twists and turns. You know where the road began and you’ve got a pretty good idea of where it ends. If, however, […]
Aug 20, 2013
Best Left to the Imagination
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Have you ever watched a TV show or a news program or a commercial and wondered why nothing is left to the imagination any more? I’m one who believes that many things are best left that way–to the imagination, I mean. And, since I believe it, that’s the way I write. Darcy is good at […]
Aug 13, 2013
When Mystery is in the Rain
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Yesterday I wrote about libraries and books and so I awoke this morning with books and writing on my mind. Rain is falling again on northwest Arkansas and I like to think of a lovely rainy day as a good reason to stay inside my house and write. My goal in life is to add […]
Aug 9, 2013
Rainy Day Ramble
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When we start to count flowers, we cease to count weeds; When we start to count blessings, we cease to count needs; When we start to count laughter, we cease to count tears; When we start to count memories, we cease to count years. […]
Aug 5, 2013
Looking Up
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It is always nice to be able to afford onlookers a moment of levity. Yesterday just such an opportunity came my way and who was I to pass it up? It all started like this: my family and I went out to eat at a nice, nearby restaurant after church. Other people had the same […]
Jul 24, 2013
What Is That Sound?
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Last night a strange rumble rolled across the heavens. What was that noise? It sounded familiar. Then I remembered. It was thunder and it had been such a long time since I heard it that I almost forgot what it sounded like! The Lord sent us rain. I don’t know how much but I do […]
