by Carole Duff | Aug 19, 2024 | Writing and Reading |
What looks like defeat could be opportunity. This essay, “The Road to Publication for a Writer of a Certain Age,” was published on Brevity Blog. “Memoir is hard to sell,” the webinar presenter said. “The market is glutted. Does anyone want to read another story about...
by Carole Duff | Aug 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
Though I wasn’t going to tolerate my step back from last weekend, I wasn’t entirely sure how to turn it into two steps forward. Until I read Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 4:1-3 (NASV 1995) Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner...
by Carole Duff | Jul 29, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Part of me wished I could rewind and take back what I said to Keith on Friday night after happy hour. “I’m done with your criticism,” I said screamed and side-ways sliced the air with my hand. I’d mismanaged the dogs again, and they’d taken off running. Before Keith...
by Carole Duff | Jul 22, 2024 | Faith, Family |
Waking to lightning, thunder, and rain, I prayed, “Make more joyful noise, Lord,” knowing full well the psalmists were not exhorting God but His people, like me, to serve with gratitude. Make Joyful Music Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 100:1...
by Carole Duff | Jul 15, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
As Marta spoke to the congregation at the end of the service yesterday morning, I marveled at her capacity to share her painful story. She’d run away from a terrible home situation at age 13 and was on her own for weeks before being taken to a police station. There...
