Heroes and Leadership
~written winter of 2017~ Aragorn. Where can I start? I know I could write forever about my favorite fictional character; Aragorn has been a role model for me for a long time. While he has been a...
View ArticleRight Now I’m Thankful For. . .
~rain~ ~big trees~ ~spiders~ ~poetry~ ~the kind of smoke that smells like adventure~ ~old books~ ~good movies~ ~people who never judge you unless you keep secrets from them~ ~a God who loves me and...
View ArticleLittle Women
I’ve always been a re-reader. But this summer especially has seemed to be one of old favorites. Today I finished re-reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott for the umpteenth time, and it still made...
View ArticleThe Seventh Short Story Guest Post: “The Star-Catcher” by Micaiah Saldaña
Look, a guest writer (those always makes me happy), and a long, lovely story! The Seventh Short Story is back! Be sure to catch Micaiah at her own blog, Notebooks and Novels, where she posts writing...
View ArticleThe Seventh Short Story: Destruction
The girl was with the child every day. She said, “I will protect you.” She said, “You are worthless.” The girl came to the child everyday and tormented her. She came with fine-tipped brushes and...
View ArticleClimax
I came to the airport to say good-bye. It was the climax after so many months of waiting around. . . Waiting around while the only clear thing was the feeling of something precious slipping through my...
View ArticleHey
Hey, hobbits. I know I’ve been gone a lot. ACT prep stole my time. (I’m still looking for a place to lodge a complaint.) I think the original idea was for me to take the ACT once. Something...
View ArticleAt Last, The King
I started rereading The Fellowship of the Ring for the umpteenth time this week. It’s just as good as I remembered, but nine chapters still sounds like an awfully long time to wait for Aragorn. While...
View ArticleAn update on the writer (me), and why I’m not upset I have to rewrite “N&S”
If you’ve been reading my blog lately, you’ve probably heard me talk about “Nieo & Star”, the high fantasy story I’m currently writing. If you’ve read my blog very recently, you’ve also heard me...
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My Characters’ Aesthetics In Song Lyrics // Alin
A writer-friend sent me a link to this post a while ago, thinking I’d enjoy reading it. I liked the idea enough to give it a shot with my N&S characters. It’s pretty simple: a list of song lyrics...
View Article“Abba, Father.”
I’ve been reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. In this book, Lewis explains how Christ is the Son of God and also is God; and how man was created by God, but is not God. Being a Christian means...
View ArticleSpring
This post is just a reminder. A reminder to stop and pay attention to what’s happening to the world right now. Spring is coming. After a cold February in Omaha with record-breaking snow, this week has...
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5 Star Books from 2018
Last January I started writing down every book I read, including a rating of 1-5 stars. I’ve been meaning to share all of last year’s 5 star books for a while now. . . Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara...
View ArticleAslan’s Roar
“Lucy and Susan held their breaths waiting for Aslan’s roar and his spring upon his enemies. But it never came.” (149) –The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Remember Good Friday today....
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Superheroes, Jesus, and the Resurrection
If you keep up with the Marvel franchise at all, you probably know that Avengers: Endgame came out today. (And no, I’m not going to see it yet, so no spoilers. ) The previous Avengers movie, Infinity...
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The Last Archer
I finished rereading The Last Archer by S.D. Smith today. I’d forgotten how deep Jo Shanks was. . . I spent most of the novella feeling bad for him, but also wishing someone would knock some sense...
View ArticleWithout Excuse: Thoughts on C.S. Lewis’“Mere Christianity”
One of my Great Books this year was Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. And, dear hobbits, what a book!! I wanted my entire paper to be: “Do yourself a favor and go read this book right now.” But for...
View ArticleBy The Way: A short Story (kind of)
Dear Martin— I’m writing you this letter because there’s something I need to tell you. I should have told you years ago, but I was too scared. I was terrified, but I’ve decided I don’t care anymore...
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A Realm Makers 2019 Not-Recap
You may or may not know that I recently got home from the Realm Makers 2019 writers’ conference. I learned a lot of things, unlearned some assumptions, and got to meet so many lovely people. It was a...
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A scattered update (with too many parentheses?)
Greetings, hobbits, elves, dwarves, Ents, and various peoples of Middle Earth! (A more or less decent giant of my acquaintance recently objected to being called a hobbit in my posts, so I’m trying to...
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