I recently spent three days in a fiction writing clinic with writer Diann Mills. Eight of us met in her Houston home and had a great time working on our novels. Diann and her husband, Dean, were gracious hosts and it was a wonderful experience. Diann is an accomplished Christian author. Visit her website to find out more at http://www.diannmills.com/ Our writing group . Front:Bronwyn, Debbie,...

A Tale of Two Caps Years as a high school administrator taught me to “smell trouble.” That was the case on a night of summer youth camp. The evening service had just ended and campers roamed the area around the snack shack and main road. There was a large group of about twenty-five campers near the road. I could tell something was up. Tension could be felt...

Sleepy Readers and Dumpster Libraries: Laughing and Writing, Writing and Laughing “If you want to change the world, pick up a pen.” -Martin Luther One of the joys of writing for the public is making friends and receiving feedback. While this feedback is often extremely rewarding, it can also be humorous—as well as humbling.Last week, while at a restaurant, an older woman approached my table...

How to Fight a Bear I’ve got hiking fever. It’s strikes me several times a year and I find my heart, if not my feet, on a trail in Arkansas or the Appalachian Mountains.I’m planning 2008 trips to both. In both of these hiking locales, encountering black bears does occur. I want to share a few good bear stories along with information from a “Bear Facts” brochure from one of my favorite...

LSU Football , José Canseco, Terry… and Charlie My youngest son, Terry, left excitedly this morning for the New Orleans Superdome. He was headed to the LSU-Ohio State football game. His cousin, Brady Glaser, is on the team and gave Terry a ticket. The problem I have is who he went with: He left at daylight with José Canseco and I’m not sure I trust this man taking my son off. Let me...