The Compassion of the Christ
I’m glad I took an extra day before writing this. Because the sermon yesterday was on compassion, which is the root of what I experienced on Saturday. Merriam-Webster calls compassion, “consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it….
The Big Queer Deal: An Apology
The Big Queer Deal: An apology I’m going to cut to the chase: To my friends in the queer community, and their loving supporters-I’m sorry. I failed you, and I failed myself, and it’s time I make an amends. I’ve…
First Words
The very first thing I remember ever writing was a poem in first grade. Please be sweet Please be mine Please be my valentine The girl across the street suggested it, actually. We brainstormed poems for the V-day project…
Strays … Chasing Kane
I’m doing the thing I usually do about 70-75{43d0d1614ecc8ec385b3ea9940a88627e26eaf9be88a0641399e0be0c80ef276} through each novel, when I typically arrive at the climax. I go back and reread the thing as I send chapters to my beta readers. This allows me to clean things up,…
The Unlikely Missionary
It’s approaching three o’clock on this warm Sunday, the first day of November. We’ve been to church, where Quinn got a “thumbs up” from all three of the teachers in his Sunday school class—a celebratory event we’re sure to remark…
Boxed Set Sale
November Blue and Thompson Sisters Boxed Sets – On Sale! Have you checked out the Thompson Sisters? Or the November Blue Series? Both are well loved by readers, with combined thousands of reviews on Amazon and other online booksellers! Now…
Signed Paperbacks Delivered to Your Door!
I will be posting the rest of my “Why Jesus Freaks” series of posts shortly. But, I’d like to take a small break to answer a question that I’ve been asked at an increasing rate lately: “If I can’t get…
You know when Dorothy steps into Technicolor?
… That’s what this kind of looks like, no? If this is your first time here, welcome! If you’ve been here before … look how shiny this new layout is! Charles Miles, my love, spent lots of time sprucing…
The thing about envy is …
The thing about envy is, it steals your joy. Let me back up a smidge. It’s been almost two years since I published my first novel, Ten Days of Perfect. What was supposed to be a stand-alone book turned into…
Bar Crawl Cover Reveal!
Here it is! Check my previous post for a Bar Crawl teaser 🙂 This novella will be released June 16th. Here is the blurb, and the cover. Enjoy! *** Frankie and CJ couldn’t be more different. CJ, the narcissistic, sex-addicted…