by Olivia | Aug 8, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
We continue a summer series on writing challenges by a variety of authors. Welcome Michael K. Reynolds. There are probably always going to be those things which terrify writers: a blue screen showing up on your laptop, your book in the “Take Them, They’re...
by Olivia | Aug 6, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Well. Perhaps I should clarify. I’m not sure I would ever express a need for heat and hail in my life, but it’s at least remotely possible that these hallmark features of a Colorado summer serve a purpose. I remember the first time I saw hail here. Of course I’d seen...
by Olivia | Aug 3, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
Last week was a good week. Intense, but good. After being out of town all week, I was trying to get home Friday night and my flight was canceled. I got home Saturday afternoon, feeling wiped. Then after church today I found myself locked out of the house. Hubby, who...
by Olivia | Aug 1, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
We continue a summer series on writing challenges by a variety of authors. Welcome Kathleen Y’Barbo. Challenge #1: I write, and I admit it. That may sound silly, but there was a time when writing was something I didn’t mention except in the company of other...
by Olivia | Jul 30, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’m writing from a hotel in Houston, where I did not intend to be. After being in a hotel in Memphis all week, I looked forward to my own bed on Friday night. But 34-minute connection in Houston made me nervous. When a late afternoon meeting fell apart, I high-tailed...
by Olivia | Jul 27, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
The older I get, the more easily I’ll just stop reading a book I’m not enjoying. Life is too short, and too many books are on the list. I’m not sure why my mom doesn’t do that, considering how much older she is than I am. But she expresses her...
