by Olivia | Aug 5, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
What’s your record for how many flat tires you’ve had in a week? Here’s how things have been at my house. On the car my son drives, one tire went flat a couple of times sitting in the driveway. So he finally went to the tire store and cashed in on a free patch. Now we...
by Olivia | Jul 29, 2013 | Books in Process
The little sticky I use to mark the current page in the old-school written calendar that keeps me organized is about two weeks behind. Somehow I can’t bring myself to move it because it will mean that summer is getting away from me. Lately when I look up at the...
by Olivia | Jul 22, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’m sitting on a wide, glassed-in porch that circles much of the public library a half a mile from my home. Ostensibly the purpose of my presence here is to take me away from the distractions at home so I can focus on a story proposal. But the loveliness is a...
by Olivia | Jul 15, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Every Monday at 8:30 in the morning I show up for torture. Some of you know what I’m talking about. Those classes at the gym where the instructors actually expect you to put yourself into your workout. My torture of choice these days is water aerobics. Some people...
by Olivia | Jul 8, 2013 | Books in Process, Lens on Life, Uncategorized
When I started writing novels, I thought the question I needed to be ready to answer was, “What is your book about?” I learned by experience that even when an interested person asks that question, I have about 30 seconds to answer. So I’ve gotten better about...
by Olivia | Jul 1, 2013 | Lens on Life
Nothing much happened in my life last week. Most of us don’t sit around hoping for bad stuff to strike. But we do sort of hope good stuff will happen. Exciting stuff. Hilarious stuff. Impressive stuff. Facebook- and Twitter-worthy stuff. I like those mountaintop...
by Olivia | Jun 27, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
If you click here, you’ll go to my new Book Table on the website. (Or if you’re on www.olivianewport.com right now, look for the Book Table tab on the right hand side of the blog). You’ll find all my books listed here, including two that are yet to...
by Olivia | Jun 24, 2013 | Lens on Life
It’s only the last week of June and already summer last left its mark. I want to feel the sun drench my face while I swing in my hammock. But I also want soft steady rain to drench the thirst of the land and, God have mercy, put out the fires ravaging my state....
by Olivia | Jun 17, 2013 | Lens on Life
Fire. I live in Colorado Springs. It’s a gorgeous setting and every day the view outside my door of the Front Range of the Rockies leaves me breathless. If you’ve kept up with recent news anywhere in the U.S. you’ve no doubt heard that a major fire broke out last week...
by Olivia | Jun 13, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Two people at church last Sunday marched up to me after worship and said, “It’s all your fault.” Separately. My goodness. My typical response is to grimace and say, “I know. Everything is usually my fault.” What did I do this time?...
