by Kit | Jun 5, 2015 | On Writing, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
I’m writing my first novel. There, I said it. It’s scary, this trying new things, risking failure. In public now. As I sink into my main character’s head, considering her fears, flaws, motivations, and the life events that informed them, I’m gaining new...
by Kit | Feb 26, 2015 | On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized, Worthy of Praise
This morning slaps me on the face in a good way, like the tingle of aftershave, like a whiff of minty-fresh clarity. Today the mountains aren’t airbrushed or the least bit soft-spoken. They’re drawn with a fine tip, straightforward. Crags and cliffs...
by Kit | Feb 20, 2015 | On Living, On Parenting, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely
Winner, 2016 Cascade Award for Published Article or Blog Post, Oregon Christian Writers When life feels uncertain, I’m drawn to the pinnacles and edges of the earth. To mountaintops and seashores. And I think I know why. If you’re feeling like me, barely...
by Kit | Feb 14, 2015 | On Living, On Marriage, Think About these Things
A guest post for LivingBetter50.com. Read the full article here. Unless you slept through the 80s and have never attended a wedding, you’ve probably sung or even smooched to Billy Joel’s Grammy Award-winning lyric: “Don’t go changing . . . . I love you just the way...
by Kit | Feb 13, 2015 | On Living
Iround the corner in my walking shoes, passing our little country airport. That gold vintage airplane sits again at the tip of the runway like a lone sunflower in a dormant field. I wonder again, Who owns that snazzy plane? and dream up a character sketch for another...
