A batch of forgotten letters was found in my grandmother’s house. Written in 1947 and 1948, they came from distant cousins in Germany. My grandparents and other relatives had been sending them care packages. My great-great-grandfather immigrated to Wisconsin in the 1870s, as did two brothers. A fourth brother remained in Germany, and these letters […]
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I love pondering mysteries. Probably my favorite enigma is how an ordinary person fights incredible odds to blast a way of freedom for herself, as well as for others. Like Giselle, the protagonist of my newest story, Her Name Is Gatekeeper. Giselle’s story was inspired in part by a woman from the Old Testament named
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It’s impossible to know where inspiration will strike. I was reading a Susan May Warren book set in Alaska where she brings up Russia, a place she was a missionary at, and both stark landscapes got me thinking—I’ve lived in a few places—a short stint in Maine to work at Ben and Jerry’s, college in
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Do you have any Word Weavers on your Christmas list? Here’s 10 Gifts for Writers on Amazon (All Under $50!) Listen, it’s NOT too early to start holiday shopping, especially when you can snag EPIC gifts for the writers in your life without leaving your couch or blowing your budget. I scoured Amazon and found
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I was in the wrong line of work. It doesn’t matter that my passion is a creative one, I could have found success in a normal field, like a normal person, I’m sure of it. But I was led into education, which is a story all its own, the leading was so powerfully clear. So
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