Goodbye 2011
With nearly a few hours left in 2011, I hope we all take some time to reflect on the past twelve months. What changes did you make this year? What are you most proud of? What challenges did you encounter? 2011 was a benchmark for …
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Birthing a Book Proposal
I mailed my interfaith marriage book proposal to a publisher last Tuesday. After nearly one year of gestation, the proposal for Saffron Cross: How a Southern Baptist Minister Fell in Love with a Hindu was finally ready for the eyes of an eager acquisitions editor. And …
Thanks, Steve: An Apple II GS Story
I am a writer because of Steve Jobs. That sounds a bit extreme–hear me out–my statement comes from the purest of logic. I attended Glenwood Elementary School in Chapel Hill, NC, in the late 1980s. At that time, Glenwood was a participant in Apple’s Classrooms …
Suicide: A Story Ends Too Soon
In Memory of Lindsay K. Apple (1981-2010) Logically, you know people will die. But you hope they will take their own sweet time. You imagine they will live well and vibrantly into their 90s so that you, selfishly, can have all the years you want …
Drafting Your Bucket List
A few months ago, I wrote about one of my mother’s bucket list accomplishments. Recently, it occurred to me that, while I had made many mental notes for my own bucket list, I hadn’t actually written anything down. I had even had a bucket list …
Bird by Bird
Tuesday afternoon I opted for a cup of tea and reading Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, purchased for me by my husband on our most recent used bookstore adventure. I’ve thumbed through it before (cue the copyright-publisher-acknowledgements dance), but never read it cover to …