Imagine a pitch black sound stage. Cue a single spotlight. Enter Walt Disney. He speaks. It is not his own voice, but that of a wicked queen, a magic mirror, […]
Waiting
Most of the following words were written last spring in a post on Caringbridge. Earlier this year, my 39 year old (seemingly healthy) husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon […]
A Ballad of Prequels and Stakes
If I’m being honest, I like to be a little afraid of the story. Epic fantasy stories—where the fate of an entire kingdom is at stake; love stories—when it seems […]
Living Ideas in Everyday Storytelling
I’ve been working on a novel for about two years. I have 10 completed chapters, which amounts to some 20,000 words. If you had told me a couple years ago […]
These Fragile Remembrances
My husband was uncharacteristically silent after our church service on New Year’s Eve. After the kids had finally gone to bed — for real this time, without the tromp of […]
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