I got to ride on a train this past weekend. Trains are wonderful. Train stations can be great also –…
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The New Book; or, It Begins
Well, I finished a VERY rough draft of the first chapter of my new book this week. It’s more exciting…
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New Year “Adventures” and a Strange Gift
I don’t know how things are at your house, but in the Nelson homestead, 2019 has begun with a whimper…
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A “Deep”-er Epiphany
Well, hi there, 2019. And greetings, dear readers! I hope your holiday season was full of the Hope, Peace, Joy,…
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Christmas Eve
As promised, a sonnet for Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas, friends. Christmas Eve 2018 We come at last to this wide-open…
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The Grip of Love
The final candle in the Advent wreath is the Love candle. It’s been a pleasantly busy week. As I said…
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Joy: A “Small” Study
We watched Small One on Sunday. For those of you unfamiliar with this gem, ’tis a classic animated short from…
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Peace: A NON-Non-Entity
The second week of Advent, we light the Peace candle. Last week’s poem addressed some common misconceptions of Hope: that…
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Hope: A Literary Chorus
Advent is here! As I described in last year’s post, Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas, and…
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A Tale of Launch, Longing, and Love
Friends, The Ancient launched this week. On Sunday, November 25, 2018, my first post-Gatekeeper novel child set out to meet…
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