Blog: Fair Winds
Joy: Surprising Takeaways from a Long Trip
For over two weeks in July, we traveled by car to a writer’s conference in Michigan, a two-star swimming championships in Wisconsin, and then back to Michigan for a family vacation. It was the longest I’ve been away from home since college. The many wonderful...
A Tale of Two Authors: Writer Optimism and Burnout
I recently received updates from two authors on the same day. One breathes the exhausted fumes of disillusionment after a long career of solid sales. The other exudes the enthusiasm of unanticipated action as he publishes his first book. In them, I see bookends of the...
Tropes for an Adventuring Troupe in the Far Stone Cycle
When the ideas of the Far Stone Cycle first came to me over twenty years ago, they were just glimpses of a narrative that captivated me and wouldn’t leave me alone. In all my musings to write it down, I did not consider fantasy tropes, because I’d never heard of them...
Guest Blog on Creative Cornerstones
Follow this link to read my recent guest blog post on the Creative Cornerstones website: "Why Christians Should Read Fantasy: Can You Imagine Unseen Things?"
Great to Good
I recently heard a story about Martyn Lloyd-Jones, one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century. Before he went into the ministry, he was a promising young doctor at one of the best hospitals in London. One day, another doctor from the hospital came to his...
The Smell of Morning Fauna
What kind of aroma do you think that would be? Why did it have to be pigs? Marione chuffed at her family’s occupation for the thousandth time as she tucked the crisp corners of the bed linens. Cattle, sheep, chickens—none of these carried the same stigma. But her...
