Writing toward hope is possible
At 10:47 a.m. on February 3, 1931, Napier, New Zealand, was decimated…
Malinda Just
Our stories are both individual and corporate
Last month as I watched nationally-ranked high jumper Tyus Wilson from Sterling…
It’s time to embrace the process
“It’s a process.” I’ve regularly strung those words together for the last…
Even good change can be scary
About a week ago on social media, I shared a reflective post…
Mourn the strangeness of death
Death is strange. We all know death is coming—the saying I’ve long…
Does 2020 Vision have a place in 2021?
Does anyone remember January 2020, where people touting “2020 Vision” was all…
For writer, words are hard
My kids love watching a YouTube channel called Evan and Katelyn, by…Evan…
A constant state of becoming
Our house is in a state of becoming. For 3.5 years now—from…
Fiction is not a waste of time
“I don’t waste my time with fiction.” I stared at the professional…
Uncertainty isn’t always bad
Saturday as I sat down to write, the blinking cursor seemed to…