Fairy Tales Could Be Older Than You Ever Imagined (Erin Blakemore) – Did you know that some fairy tales (in older versions) may have been around since before the Flood?? Considering we know very little about the world before the Flood, it kind of changes your perception, doesn’t it? The New Sexual World Order is So […]
Archive for January, 2016
Simmer Starters – January 29, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Culture and Politics, Fandoms and Geekery, Pro-Life, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction on January 29, 2016 | 1 Comment »
Great Books for Teaching Little Ones About God
Posted in Book Reviews, Homeschooling, Motherhood, Toddler Life on January 25, 2016 | 5 Comments »
A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest. ― C.S. Lewis I am rather persnickety in choosing Christian literature to share with my kids – a 4 year old, 3 year old, almost 2 year old, and a baby. It is of utmost importance to […]
Simmer Starters – January 22, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Culture and Politics, Simmer Starters on January 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Land Travel Before Engines (Chris Winkle) – This is an incredibly useful article for any author whose characters are going on a journey! And full of interesting factoids, too…like this one! “It was uncommon for any overland travel to go much faster than human walking speed. That’s because when we’re fit, humans are the epitome of […]
Flash Fiction: “Catastrophe”
Posted in Flash Fiction, For Your Amusement on January 19, 2016 | 8 Comments »
This is the first of two flash fiction pieces that were requested by winners of my blog giveaway last year (long overdue, my apologies!). Fellow author H.L. Burke wanted me to write a flash piece about “cat invaders.” So without further ado… 😀 Catastrophe The head of Secret Service stood by the drapes, sweat dripping down […]
Simmer Starters – January 16, 2016
Posted in Creativity and the Arts, Movies and TV, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Teen/YA on January 16, 2016 | 4 Comments »
Hooray!! The Simmer Starters are back! I’ve been saving links ever since I stopped blogging…it will be hard to pick the best. 😀 Blue Pomegranates (Abby Jones) – “[The famous pastor’s] response was to lump all fantastical type stories into a form of discontentment for the world God has created. Not only did he put Twilight […]