The origins of the Christian faith are more ancient than almost any other religion, and stretch back thousands of years. In fact, the story of God asserts that originally, even before “Christianity” existed, God existed and is holy: that means He always does what is good, right, and true.
We are getting really excited about the two huge literary conferences coming up in a few weeks. This will be our first time attending AWP and we are sharing a table with our favorite small press, WordFarm (they've published books from Debra Rienstra and Paul Willis, to name a few).
I don't seem to have much to say these days. There may be seasons when we are exploding with good things that should be said. These seasons usually follow seasons of not having much to say. Those are times when I wish I listened more.
In the last month, I started working on a new book project
with a therapist, Julia (not her real name), in Boulder. She has about 5 years worth of
notes, presentations, and workbooks on helping people with body image and food
issues, which she wants to compile into three books.
I live in Boulder, which has just been named the happiest city in the country!
But this happy person has a confession to make: I love sad poems. Love
reading them, love writing them. And I don't think I'm alone.
One of our favorite bookstores, Hearts and Minds, just released their Best Books of 2009 list (part 2). It's full of lots of quirky awards, but it has some great picks and makes me want to stop everything I'm doing and just begin reading--there is so much I missed this past year! I was happy to see one of my favorite books of 2009, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre. Now we just need to tell the folks at Hearts and Minds that there should be a category for (ah-hem) best literary magazine.
The origins of the Christian faith are more ancient than almost any other religion, and stretch back thousands of years. In fact, the story of God asserts that originally, even before “Christianity” existed, God existed and is holy: that means He always does what is good, right, and true.
I don't seem to have much to say these days. There may be seasons when we are exploding with good things that should be said. These seasons usually follow seasons of not having much to say. Those are times when I wish I listened more.
In the last month, I started working on a new book project
with a therapist, Julia (not her real name), in Boulder. She has about 5 years worth of
notes, presentations, and workbooks on helping people with body image and food
issues, which she wants to compile into three books.
I live in Boulder, which has just been named