Verse of the Week: Isaiah 49:23

Kings and queens will serve you and care for all your needs. They will bow to the earth before you and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who trust in me …

Faulkner’s Remedy for Writer’s Block Was ‘Don Quixote’

I heard this at a seminar I attended recently, and thought to share.  William Faulkner, the American writer from Mississippi, who was also a Nobel laureate, struggled with writer’s block. But that’s not the cool part.

Guess who is participating in NaBloPoMo?

C’est moi! Yes indeed, yours truly will be taking the 30-day blogging challenge a. k. a NaBloPoMo throughout the month of November. In case you were wondering, NaBloPoMo stands for National Blog Posting Month. It’s like NaNoWriMo for bloggers. Confused …

Embracing Solitude is the Writer’s Way

I started writing seriously in 2012 (last year), after a very long break.  One of the things I quickly discovered, apart from the fact that I love writing stories in my handwriting, is the fact that writing is a very …

Flash Fiction: The Gift of Crabs

Jimi twirled the pen in his hand, gazing intently at the woman in front of him. “Sade, how long have we known each other?” he asked suddenly. “One year,” she answered hesitantly. “And how long have we been dating?” “Six …