writing

April 4, 2014
Dear O, 5 years old

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a writer like you," you say, peering seriously over your breakfast cereal. I believe you. At just turned five, you have a gift. To say you are a wordsmith would be an understatement. Your little snippets of prose are far beyond your years. You'll grasp your two […]

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March 21, 2014
Tucson Festival of Books 2014

This past weekend, we attended the Tucson Festival of Books at the University of Arizona. As the fourth largest book festival in the United States, the event draws over 120,000 people and raised over $900,000 for literacy organizations in the first four years. With over 200 exhibitors and 300 presentations by local and national authors, […]

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March 9, 2014
writing in a coffeeshop (a poem)

It seems poetic sitting there with a cup of bitter coffee perhaps a pastry in a paper bag but the barista is bold like seventh grade the man adjacent is talking loudly the doorbell jingles to signal a new customer someone says hello and I lose my line I pack up my cords to go […]

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March 5, 2014
How to Help A Writer

Over the past two years, I've had a large number of friends and acquaintances sign book contracts and/or see their books go to print. To name a few - Shauna Niequist and Bread & Wine [April 2013], Sarah Bessey and Jesus Feminist [Nov 2013], Tsh Oxenreider and Notes from a Blue Bike [Feb 2014], Kristen Welch […]

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March 16, 2013
Dear O, 4 years old

Four somehow snuck up on us. It's unbelievable, really. You're so grown-up now. Jumping high. Standing tall. Running fast. Being so perfectly, astoundingly, radiantly YOU. My solitary child. You love to play with dolls and read books all on your own. Of course, you also adore your sisters and cousins and grandparents. There's no doubt […]

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January 4, 2013
eleven years ago today

I walked down that aisle with no hesitation, no quivering of soul or lips. When the pastor presented us as Mr. and Mrs., I was overwhelmed with a deep-seated enduring joy. Not superficial happiness, mind you, but a serious sort of happiness in knowing that I was right where I should be. Tim Sheaffer was […]

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