by Carole Duff | Jan 30, 2023 | Faith |
Fake as a Faux Fur Throw The label clearly stated the fake: Faux Fur Throw, a gift that Keith and I received for Christmas. The throw made no apologies for being man-made, synthetic, and artificial, pseudo, simulated, a mock blanket. Not genuine. And one of the most...
by Carole Duff | Jan 16, 2023 | Faith |
One of the benefits of responding to writing prompts is the opportunity to explore a topic you might not necessarily engage with otherwise but one that provides insight, in this case, to receive. As Paul bid farewell to the Ephesians, he said, “Now I commit you to...
by Carole Duff | Dec 12, 2022 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
“Although I’ve been praying and querying, the simple truth is my manuscript might not get picked up for publication,” I said to a former Memoir-in-a-Year classmate. We were attending our colleague’s book launch party, which I wrote about last week. I shrugged. “So,...
by Carole Duff | Dec 5, 2022 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
An instant happening, coming immediately, a precise moment, a very short space of time. Instant Coffee Change I had hoped this moment would never come but couldn’t avoid the reality. Coffee, including decaf, sent my urinary system into immediate distress. Tea...
by Carole Duff | Nov 21, 2022 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature |
I had to laugh. Cato puppy had followed me up the trail behind our house and was looking around to see or hear why I had stopped. He loves to race through the woods on the mountain where we live in the Blue Ridge. But it wasn’t Cato who had caused me to explode with...
