What amazes you? The ridiculous lies of politicians? The flags in New Jersey at half-mast for Whitney Houston's funeral? The salaries of professional athletes? Does anything make your jaw drop anymore? Do you write stories to "amaze"? Do you want your words to amaze? What do you do that either secretly or overtly you…

  I'd give credit where credit is due, but I don't know where these came from. Please enjoy. PARAPROSDOKIANS definition: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation." (Winston Churchill loved them.) 1. Do not argue with an idiot. He…

  Some posts beg to be written. Some posts, although they command expression, are pushed into the shadows and left to die in the dark alleys of the mind or survive and hold the writer at gunpoint to be heard. This is one of those posts which refuses to die. It's not the first time…

        All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm139:16 (NIV)   Whether by natural means, by disease, by shocking accidents, murders, or addictions, God knows how those days, hours, and moments preceding the last breath will be spent. And the days following…

  He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and waves, and it [the sea] was completely calm. Matthew 8:26 (NIV)

                             The winner of Mike Dellosso's Frantic is Brenda Anderson! Congrats and happy reading.   God, thank you for writers and readers. May these two be continually blessed by your inspiration. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  Karin, take it away.   I’ve loved reading mysteries since I was a kid, so my number one goal in writing The Witch Tree was to write the sort of mystery I like to read–cozy but not fluffy, with a plot that doesn’t minimize evil but, on the other hand, isn’t dripping with darkness.…