From The Cemetery Club. Darcy and Flora have gone to see Emma James, a person who might be able to decipher the old map Ben sent to Flora. The two sleuths hear a little more about owls than they bargained for. Shaking her head, Emma said, “I’m sorry. I really can’t tell you much about it. […]
Mar 19, 2015
Glendalough
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The new cover picture on my Facebook page is capturing the imagination of some people. In fact, one viewer is making a meme out of it. That picture was taken at Glendalough, an ancient monastic settlement in Ireland. The day my church group and I went, it was raining and cool, as was usual in October. […]
Mar 15, 2015
Camouflage
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We all looked pretty normal, those of us at the NWA Writers’ Workshop in Fayetteville yesterday. Just glancing at us, nobody would suspect that we wore camouflage, that behind the friendly smiles lurked other people–the creators of other worlds, excitement, danger and daring deeds. On second thought, we would have been suspect because after all, that’s what writers do. Fog […]
Mar 14, 2015
Wet Weather, Warm Retreat
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The day began foggy but the fog quickly turned to rain. No matter. The fourteen ladies inside Fran’s house yesterday brought sunshine to an otherwise gloomy day. Fran’s retreats are always special and this one was too. After a bountiful breakfast, we watched a video on Knowing God’s Will. Then came a time of quiet […]
Mar 12, 2015
A Novel Based on Life?
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I am happy to introduce as my guest today, Lia Mack, fellow Pen-L author. I really value Lia’s honesty in giving us a glimpse at how she went about writing her book. Thank you, Lia! To write a novel based on true life events, or not… That is a good question… guest post by […]
Mar 2, 2015
The Roar of the Wind
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The wind has a different sound to it this morning–a low roar high above the trees. A lot of snow melted yesterday but a lot still clings to my yard. Once long ago, a wise woman told me that noise as the wind rushed through the heavens meant that ice is on the way. There’s […]
