“I like to terrorize my protagonist… and so I do!” Thomas King Fiction writers often dream up the worst hells imaginable just to see if the

[From a social media post and conversation] I hope the title of this post can be read in the spirit of a "light touch." I am fascinated...

For some time now I've struggled to find an intriguing political angle for The Divine Daughter. When people ask the inevitable question...

Over a year ago now, I asked a friend if he would help me produce the audiobook version of my book, The Divine Daughter. Imagine my surprise

In my book, I draw out sketches for each member of the archetypal family. This morning, a thought popped into my head - a revision, a recons

Have you ever heard of the Granddaughter Test? This comes from a story about two voters arguing over political candidates. Imagine two men,

Have you ever read a book that really stayed with you, even long after you finished it? This week I received a review from Reverend...

How did the future, or the new, become so much more important than the now, the present moment? Spiritually, we are told the present-now is

COVID-19 interrupted my audiobook studio sessions. But, I did get the first 16 minutes from my sound guy. I decided to use the 16 minutes...

Tom Holland worked through some extensive research on the Roman Empire and the Ancient World. The grandeur and drama seduced him...

The meme is today's aphorism. Today's quick barb or quip can be enough to help you out of falling into the maelstrom of today's flood of...

I will be at the Madoc Library on Thursday, January 9 - Word Nerd Day! I will be talking about Nerds and Magic Words and Writing...

Isaac Newton makes an appearance in the introduction of my book. I have heard Newton described as the "last of the magicians"

Roadie is a musician and a music-o-phile. He appreciates hidden gems that don't get the support of the media mainstream. Roadie surprised me

A woman tapped me on the shoulder. "Are you the one who has written a book about woman, and daughters, and spirituality?" I had...

Abena Beloved Green is the author of The Way We Hold On. Abena hosted a Writing Workshop weekend at Retreat Zen last weekend...

It is a strange thing to write in harmony. Twin pens poised, Scratching away at syncopated counterpoints. But to...

the popular account of the phrase "alpha male" is totally wrong. Instead of associating the phrase with things like dominance and...

The Belleville Public Library hosted a Local Authors event on October 8 and invited me and my friend Sylvia to speak about our new books....

Rene Girard would insist that Christianity is unique in that it is an answer to myth. But from outside of Christianity, across the sea, we