It’s the little things that make the work worth it
Kelli, a missionary friend of ours, sent me screen grabs of a text conversation she had with another young female missionary in the jungles of Peru. The last time Kelli was in town I gave her copies of the four Read more…
40 Days: Rewrote 4 Gabby Wells Novels
During my time off social media, I had time to rewrite the four novels in the Gabby Wells young adult thriller series. The process was interesting. I got to see how far I had grown as a writer and had Read more…
Fear as Inspiration
Facing what scares me inspires me to write.
2018 Goals
I look back on an uneventful 2017 and forward to an exciting 2018.
Lost & Found – Chapter Five
Maggot stood in the doorway, his masked form looming over a paralyzed Gabby. Her mind involuntarily flashed between present and past, between shadow and fire. She wanted to scream. Wanted to run. Her fear enveloped her, and she could do Read more…
Lost & Found – Chapter Four
Across the street, glass scattered into the sky, flashing hints of the muted sun as the shards spun, while a group of masked teenagers hopped through the broken living room. A team of five, carrying a number of large electronics, Read more…
Lost & Found – Chapter Three
Gabby hated her bike. It was old, small, and embarrassing, and she despised riding it in public. The bent and rusted handlebars sprouted pink tassels plucked down to nubs. The loose chain rattled and fell off at the most inopportune Read more…
Lost & Found – Chapter Two
Gabby and Emma clung to the brick wall, digging their fingernails into the mortar. Fragments of windswept damage rushed through the bathroom door. The ground started to quake, and they struggled to keep their feet from slipping off the toilets. Read more…
Lost & Found – Chapter One
The gathering clouds looked more ominous than Gabby had ever seen them before. Yet, she dismissed them without a second thought. Instead, she relished the refreshing burst of cold air that enveloped her, smiling as it fluttered by. For her, Read more…
2015 – Writing Year in Review
This year was very much an overall representation of my creative life… big goals, almost realized, yet undermined by my health. I started out this year having published nothing. I had spent years learning, writing, re-writing and trashing most of Read more…
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