I met a boy the other day. His name is Peter. He’s about 9 years old. He has a sister named Sam, and a mom and dad. He’s cautious, smart, quiet, wise. He reminds me a lot of my nephew. He loves science and he’s going to discover the great world of bugs this summer. He will learn that life […]
A Little Bit of You
I’ve been attending a writer’s conference for the past few days and have founds some really helpful tools and met some really interesting people. There’s been encouragement; there’s been frustration; there’s been review; there’s been new material. In all, a positive experience. A few thoughts and things I’ve learned: 1. Put a little bit of you into every character you […]
Eleven Years
I first met him in the Oxford Valley Barnes and Noble on a rainy afternoon about eleven years ago. I’d heard he would be a bad influence on me, but I wanted to draw my own conclusions before entering the debate. And time was running short: a discussion about his worth was planned for the next day. It was a […]