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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Boys in Cars Can Make You Want to Cry
An adolescent boy stands on a downtown street corner. The white tip of a pocket peeks out below the frayed fabric of his cut-off jean shorts. A white t-shirt clings to his thin chest. A baseball cap sits cockeyed on … Continue reading
Close Encounters of the Moose Kind
Linda Rondeau is one of my writing critique partners. We met at the 2008 American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in Minneapolis that she references in this post. Her first book, The Other Side of Darkness, debuted in the Fall of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Book, Debut, direction, Encouragement, God's Guidance, Linda Rondeau, Moose, Writing experience
4 Comments
Do I Look Good In White?
White! That’s the only color available? And robes? What is this a health spa? In Revelation 7, John the Apostle describes a scene in heaven. After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged 911, Book of Revelation, community, fashion, heaven, identity, John the Apostle, Personality, saints, tragedy, wearing white, white robes
6 Comments
What Does the Bible Say About Wearing Red Shirts?
In fiction you have main heroes, rounded characters, and flat ones. An example of a flat character is the Star Trek guy in a red shirt. You know the one. Recon party goes to Planet X to investigate some mysterious … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Lessons
Tagged Chris Patton, flat characters, Henry McLaughlin, Jasper Fforde, Jesus Christ, Jon Acuff, self-worth, Star Trek, The Fourth Bear
7 Comments
Meet Thee Author
This post is longer than usual and certainly different from my others, but stick with me on this one. I’m sharing more than the opening chapter to my book, Dark Eyes, Deep Eyes, currently wending its way through WestBow Press’s … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Lessons
Tagged Creation, God, Jeff Goins, Martin Luther King, publishing, storytelling, writing
4 Comments
Fear Freezes, But One Question Melts Doubts
Pushing a button or … Pushing a shovel … Which is harder? Today I’ve done both. And, for me, pushing a button proved the more difficult. Why? Because fear freezes my heart faster than a Wisconsin winter wind freezes water. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, Doubts, Fear, peace, personal assessment, publishing, work habits
8 Comments
Why Am I A Businessman?
This is an article by guest blogger Chris Patton. His website is Christian Faith At Work where he writes about his Christian faith lived out in the every day world of business. Don’t hold me to the exact numbers, but … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers
Tagged business, Chris Patton, Christian living, faith, Great Commandment, Greatest Commandment, Matthew 22, Mike Patton Auto
18 Comments
6 Top Posts in 2011 and 3 Things You Can Expect to Change
Okay, I’ll admit this is nothing unusual. When I went to a Houston Astros home game at Milwaukee’s Miller Park (1172.02 miles and 19 hours 42 minutes driving time from Houston’s Minute Maid Park according to MapQuest), that was unusual. … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged change, Chicago Cubs, community, Houston Astros, Miller Park, Minute Maid Park, Passion, Reflection, Suvir Saran, Tendencies, The African Queen
10 Comments
A Curious Band of Others 