8 AM and time to get up for breakfast. I’m suffering from sleep deprivation and having half my brain not in this world.Troy made me coffee from the Keurig machine in the hallway while I showered and dressed. After relaxing until 9, we went downstairs, accompanied as always by the creaky floors and a … [Read more...] about The Anniversary Getaway, part 3
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The Anniversary Getaway, Part 2
So, we pulled into the driveway of this gorgeous house. I’m seriously ruing that I forgot to pack my camera. (Troy told me to, specifically, and it slipped my mind in the hurry of finishing my packing after church.) Troy began to tell me part of why he chose this place—it’s owned by a husband and … [Read more...] about The Anniversary Getaway, Part 2
The Great Anniversary Getaway
Husbands. I have one of the good ones.Two weeks before our twenty-fourth anniversary, I found out the church’s Fourth-of-July picnic would be the same day (Sunday, the third) and I joked about them having it in honor of our anniversary. A week or so beforehand, he told me not to make any plans. I … [Read more...] about The Great Anniversary Getaway
CSFF Tour: Jeffrey Overstreet’s The Ale Boy’s Feast
Much is made of spec fiction that is not a proper trilogy, or a quadrology, or otherwise in a series where each book cannot stand alone ... I suppose because making a cohesive unit of more than one or two books is so very difficult, and for a first-time novelist, nearly impossible. Yet Jeffrey … [Read more...] about CSFF Tour: Jeffrey Overstreet’s The Ale Boy’s Feast
Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Tour: Jeffrey Overstreet’s The Ale Boy’s Feast
Once upon a time, there was a book titled Auralia's Colors, written by a fresh and promising new author who had actually been a movie critic for a long time. And I had the distinct pleasure of having him as one of my last interviews on the Christian Fandom email list ... More tomorrow, or the next … [Read more...] about Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Tour: Jeffrey Overstreet’s The Ale Boy’s Feast
CSFF Tour: The Resurrection by Mike Duran
First of all, I’m not considering this a “real” review, and I didn’t receive my copy of the book for review, but as part of a blog giveaway. Which was VERY fun!! I rarely win these things, but found this random interview with Mike Duran, a guy whose blog I've been following for a long time, and … [Read more...] about CSFF Tour: The Resurrection by Mike Duran