There we were, at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, near the end of the 2005 St. Davids Christian Writers’ Conference. I think it was Michele Huey who was the first to be brave enough to say, “I want to write a novel.” Then Virelle Kidder said, “Me too.” And finally, I said, “I’ve got… Continue reading The Novel Buds
Category: Writing
Feeding the Bones
Today I’m working on my Your Daily Tripod column for next week. Tony De Cristofaro owns the blog, and he writes four days a week. The other three, his lovely wife, Beth; Father Joe McCloskey; and I take a turn. The blog grew out of Tony’s involvement in the Cursillo movement, which encourages all to… Continue reading Feeding the Bones
Time of Singing, Time of Inspiration
The latest edition of Time of Singing, the quarterly Christian poetry magazine, arrived this weekend. Poetry’s not my thing, other than the poetry I find in lyrics written by the likes of Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Webb, and Kris Kristofferson. And yet, I always savor the new issue of TOS, and the thoughtful work found within.… Continue reading Time of Singing, Time of Inspiration
Peter, Joan, and Learning to Let Go
For the past 18 months or so, Peter and Joan Gregory have lived with me. They ride the Metro with me in the morning. They talk to me when I’m in meetings for my day job. They’ve talked to me enough in the middle of the night that I keep a pad by my bed.