I am very excited this morning to be introducing you to a new publication I am privileged to be part of. Anything is a collection of short pieces by thirteen…
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The Case for Spelling
The case for spelling. When I told my family I was writing on this topic, they wanted to know what the case was going to be. Then they tried guessing.…
Read moreGood x Great: The Ultimate Excellence in Fiction
We’ve talked about good books recently. We’ve talked about great books recently. Today we’re going to take a look at what happens when we combine these two concepts to produce…
Read moreThe Case for Math
Those of you who know me personally are aware just how heroic I was to write this particular post. I am not, generally speaking, the champion voice of arithmetic. It…
Read moreCharacter Interview with Carita from Victory’s Voice
Do you ever wish you could ask questions of your favourite characters? You know, sit down and have a conversation with them—gleaning their wisdom and having a really good time…
Read moreVictory’s Voice—Book Review
All my life, I’ve heard people say that actions speak louder than words. Maybe they do. But I wonder sometimes if we take that to mean that our words don’t…
Read moreAt Grandpa’s Sugar Bush—Book Review
The thing about maple syrup is that it stands for a whole lot more than something sweet to pour on your pancakes in the morning. In the places where maple…
Read moreAs Great as it Gets: Literary Excellence in Fiction
How much does literary excellence really matter? Probably (dare I suggest, somewhere about the fifty-page mark of a three-hundred-page church library loan?) we’ve all asked ourselves this question. (Not that…
Read moreWhy Would You Write About Squirrels?
Why would you write about squirrels? I grew up holding squirrels rather cheaply. Most people do, I guess, when they live in close proximity to three large maple trees—and an…
Read moreThe Case for Writing
When the first generation of parish schools sought to bring education to working class girls, they taught three subjects: reading, needlework, and catechism. Conspicuous by absence was the art of…
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