Each November, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) patients and organisations raise awareness. In support of this initiative, I’ll be writing from my experience of the syndrome. When our bodies are … Read More ›
“All creativity left Vivian DeMarco in the face of small-town news.” Opening line of Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters The second in Natalie Walter’s Harbored Secrets’ series, Deadly Deceit focuses … Read More ›
“Jillian Parisi-Duffy was of firm enough character to defend her choice regardless of the criticism, and she had faced plenty. First, from her father before she left the house that … Read More ›
“I brushed my hand over the crushed grass and examined the nearly invisible footprint beneath.” Opening line of Hereafter by Jody Hedlund Jody Hedlund began this fairytale series with Always, … Read More ›
“The truth is that each ethnicity reflects a unique aspect of God’s image. No one tribe or group of people can adequately display the fullness of God.“ From Be The … Read More ›
For the purpose of this book, I have defined a garden weed as ‘a plant that reproduces seemingly uncontrollably’. Wild about Weeds by Jack Wallington I loved this definition and … Read More ›
“Harper Reynolds inches forward, hoping she hadn’t made a mistake in coming there.” Opening line of Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard is a … Read More ›
If the opening sentences of what you write are just right, they can be a balm to readers and a joy to you. From Write Better by Andrew T. Le … Read More ›
As outlined on the back cover of Intensional, D. A. Horton sets out to reframe the hostility and tension surrounding ethnicity, shifting the reader’s mindset from searching for “racial reconciliation” … Read More ›
“I crouched next to Edmund behind the boulder. The harpy eagle circled overhead, her grey-and-white markings blending with the frosty winter sky.” Opening lines of Foremost by Jody Hedlund The … Read More ›
“Paying attention to our soul helps us answer and discuss such questions as “In what ways is God meeting me in my “What can I do to better see God, … Read More ›
“Jeremiah Ring had witnessed death as often as the next man on the Allegheny frontier, but in all his thirty years he had encountered no deaths more dismaying than those … Read More ›
Bursting with beautiful and inspiring gardens, Linda O’Keeffe’s Inside Outside easily delivers on it’s promise on being a sourcebook. Highlighting the way the garden mirrors the design put into interior … Read More ›