The Weather Channel had a picture of a cloud and lightning with raindrops in the 7 o’clock slot last night. We’ve been praying for rain all month and now it’s getting critical. I read in the newspaper that our small town only has minute’s worth of water in the tower it uses to supply the fireContinue reading “Dances with Rain”
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Food and Fiction
Some of my favorite books include scenes where people are eating. The description of food adds such richness to the storytelling and often reveals something about the characters doing the eating. I love the food descriptions in John Grisham’s A Painted House. Not only does Grisham describe the prepared food itself in a way thatContinue reading “Food and Fiction”
Being heard
Good conversation is like a day at the beach, like the gentle ebb and flow of waves against the shore. Participation should be a back and forth motion, equal parts talking and listening. When I find myself in a group situation where everyone is open and not only willing to share but willing toContinue reading “Being heard”
Where am I?
Have you ever read a scene in a story and been transported to the location you’re reading about? Not actually transported but so involved in the story you could almost close your eyes and picture yourself there. Fred refers to the opening scene of George Orwell’s 1984 in which the reader finds himself in whatContinue reading “Where am I?”
