One of the things that’s good when I go to the Kentucky Appalachian Mountains for a story or when I stay in a rural area is that I can let my characters talk country. That’s pretty easy for me since I talk country. Many of the things you might have heard in the hills of Eastern Kentucky back some years …
When the Lord Drops a Cat on Your Doorstep
In the country when I was a kid, if a cat or dog showed up on your farm, you automatically assumed somebody had dropped it. That meant we suspected they had taken an unwanted pet for a ride and shoved them out beside the road a good distance away from their house. I’ve made pets of at least three dogs …
All Mysteries Need a Solution
And so this version of the mystery photo game comes to an end. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope it made you think. I hope you didn’t get too perplexed by the pictures or too discouraged when you didn’t have a clue what you were looking at. Oh, and I have no earthly idea why I’m sharing this picture …
Down to the Last Mystery Photo This Go Around
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. ~Neil Armstrong Back when I started these Mystery Photo Games several years ago, I had no idea that I would continue them on. But I’ve had fun straining my brain to come up with the mystery photos and many of you have said how much you’ve enjoyed …
The Mystery of Imagination
No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye. ~Elizabeth Bowen You all make these mystery photo games so much fun. Especially when you don’t guess right. That’s not nice of me, is it? LOL. But last picture, so many of you figured it out without having to much more than think. In fact, you said it was so easy …
Sometimes Mysteries Can Be Solved
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ~Henry Miller Okay, I love those of you who think I am so tricky that I would never put up a mystery picture that was easy to solve. Sigh. It turns out some mysteries aren’t as …
A Mystery Can Befuddle Us
“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” — Gregory Maguire The first mystery picture has come and tickled the imaginations of many of you. The popular guess was some sort of fabric like a rug, a blanket, a towel, something crocheted, even a couch cover, or a hot pad to set a dish on. …
Do You Love a Mystery?
“You’d think solving mysteries would bring you closure, that closing the loop would comfort and quiet your mind. But it never does. The truth always disappoints.” ~John Green in Turtles All the Way Down Finally, finally, I have gotten brave enough to try a new Mystery Photo Game. Do you hear a drumroll? I’ve been dragging my feet about getting …
1st Sunday Devotional – The Common Daisy
Do you like seeing daisies? Usually by June, the fields where I walk the dogs have plenty of daisies to enjoy. There is just something so cheerful about a daisy bloom, especially when it just pops up out of the green grasses to add color and a sunny feel to the field. The common name daisy originates from the Old …
Editing Then and Now
I’m on to the next step for my work in progress. That’s how it can be for a writer. While one book has just come out for readers. a writer is often putting the finishing touches on a new story. That’s how it was for me with The Song of Sourwood Mountain releasing three weeks ago on May 7th while …