Share on TumblrFor a long time, I have been interested in stories rooted in the traditions of the Jewish people—from The Red Tent by Anita Diamant to The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. I seldom talk about the novel I’m now working on that is part of the Christian tradition—a reimagining of the story of Mary […]
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Madeleine L’Engle and a Wrinkle in Time
Meditating Stories
Share on Tumblr As a writer, I tend to be a ‘pantser’ (“fly by the seat of my pants”) rather than a ‘plotter’ (relying on detailed outlines) when I write. Before participating in last November’s “National Novel Writing” (NaNoWriMo), though, I reversed course and created brief descriptions of a set of scenes ahead of […]
The Story in Every Picture
The Magic I Find at the Fair
The Texas Hill Country: Where Stories and Cactus Bloom
Share on Tumblr The Texas Hill Country is a special, almost mystical, place. Cactus paddles dot the landscape and green hills covered with trees—called cedar but more likely juniper—roll along its horizons under ample blue skies. The area, located southwest of Austin and northwest of San Antonio, is made up of several small towns—Kerrville, Ingram, […]