Jul 12, 2012 | Book Excerpts
I am sharing my unpublished novel, “House of the Forest” on my blog. I will be publishing one chapter a week. This novel took first place in the Reader’s Favorite Book and Review Contest in 2010. There’s a romance and a motley bunch of...
Mar 10, 2011 | Book Excerpts
Chapter One Martha watched her father walk slowly up the road as the afternoon shadows appeared, and he was smiling. Ephraim looked tired but pleased. At his raised hand of greeting she hurried to meet him. Bursting with curiosity, she nearly danced beside him as...
May 30, 2009 | Book Excerpts, Poetry
Wings of the Wind I see a poem in the sea, And in the starry night. The river warbles line and verse In morning’s rosy light. A leaf that falls whispers to me To write its epitaph, And joy cries out to be expressed To hear a grandchild’s laugh....
May 30, 2009 | Book Excerpts
Chapter One Carrie Dickson barely listened to Professor Grant’s last-minute instructions on his creative writing assignment due the following Friday, her mind was already working on the story. She gathered her book backpack and as she left the classroom, her friend...
Feb 14, 2009 | Book Excerpts
PART I REBA Chapter One “Marah! Come at once!” the voice called sharply. At the sound of her name she sighed heavily and paused from cleaning the ashes out of the clay oven. She sat back on the ground to relieve her sore knees. Hearing...
