Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Coffin in my Car

I’m a missionary kid (MK). For those of you who aren’t familiar with MK’s, we are a very very odd bunch. In my case, a lot of my oddness comes from a coffin that we carried in our station wagon. … Continue reading

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The Questions with Stephanie Kate Strohm: writer

As I said on my post with Jeffrey Koterba, I’m a member of the Amazon Vine program, which means I get to pick out books to review. I picked out a YA book called Pilgrim’s Don’t Wear Pink. I thought … Continue reading

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It just takes one

Last night, a storm rolled in. Mostly lightning, and thunder that shook the house. The raw display of nature intrigued me, so I grabbed my camera, changed the setting so the shutter would stay open longer, and pressed the shutter-release … Continue reading

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The Questions with Jeffrey Koterba: writer, cartoonist, musician

I’m a member of the Amazon Vine program, which means I get to pick out books to review. In the not-so-distant past, I chose to review Inklings by this dude I’d never heard of. I got the book, and truly, … Continue reading

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Start at the Beginning

How many times have we heard this phrase? Millions? Trillions? But it’s not really true. No one really wants you to start at the beginning. On TV shows, when someone literally starts at the beginning – “well, I was born … Continue reading

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