Writer. Contributing Editor at The Discarded Image. Digital Content Strategist. Here's where I publicly explore the books I'm reading, the projects I'm working on, and other current interests. Category Archives for On writing
A memoir-writing turtle and other stories
I suppose a writer can be forgiven for seeing stories everywhere. Lately, when Brandon and I both need a break from wordsmithing, we go for a 2-mile walk. The route takes us through the neighborhood, along a railroad track, and … Continue reading
Metaphorically speaking
Mark Doty on “Speaking in Figures”: To use words at all is to use them figuratively; we breathe metaphor, we swim in metaphor, we traffic in metaphor—and the verbs in those three phrases illustrate my point… Poetry’s project is to … Continue reading
Reading Like a Writer
It is times like these that I’m glad for my book journaling habit. I read Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer months ago, but a series of deadlines left me with no time (or mental capacity) to put a review … Continue reading
Finding Grace in Fiction
I have the privilege of being a guest columnist in the current issue of Modern Reformation magazine. “Finding Grace in Fiction†is my contribution to the July/August Common Grace department, which focuses each issue on “God’s truth in art and … Continue reading
Well Said: Welty on crusader-novelists
There are Christian novelists and then there are Christian novelists. Christian novelists create a fictional world out of a life perspective of human depravity and divine redemption. Christian novelists write happy endings about mostly-perfect people to encourage readers to pray … Continue reading
