I found out I was pregnant with my first child the week before September 11, 2001. As I watched the towers fall and felt the pain shared by all Americans that day, I lamented and feared the broken [ Read More ]
The alert flashed across my phone: Emergency: Armed, dangerous person on or near campus. Go inside now; avoid windows. Hands shaking, I texted my son, a freshman at UNC as of two weeks ago. Relief [ Read More ]
by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Some writers refuse to open a book when they are in the throes of creating a novel. Not me! I want to read everything I can get my hands on, but I do have a pattern, or r [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Maryann Landers
Everything seems bigger in Alaska and a regular road trip can mean several hours of travel from one small town to a city. Listening to books has proved an excellent source of entertainment as we wi [ Read More ]
My Reading Life- Loretta Edison
During elementary school, all I thought about was playing with my dolls, riding my bike, and watching Shirley Temple movies. I remember reading the Dick and Jane books in reading circles in the sec [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Jennifer Chastain
by Jennifer Chastain The last time I shared about my reading life, I traveled way back to some childhood memories of growing up in a small town and visiting our library on a weekly basis. Those wer [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Christina Sinisi
Where is the Line? I am going to start off by saying that I have written a “My Reading Life” post before outlining how I got here as a Christian fiction writer—starting with my childhood. Tha [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – RE Russell
by RE Russell I used to believe that to give a book its proper attention, I needed to devote hours at a time and try to finish it within a couple of days. It was like a “beat the clock” race [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Eva Marie Everson
By: Eva Marie Everson Mother always insisted that her children take naps. Every afternoon, seven days a week. Honestly, she didn’t care if we slept or not—she needed a break from us, and we nee [ Read More ]
My Reading Life – Heather Greer
Don’t you love surprises? Not pink slip in with your paycheck-type surprises. No one likes those. But a good surprise. Finding twenty dollars in your dryer that you didn’t know you had. A lette [ Read More ]