I am considering writing Pilgrim's Cross from the POV of a supernatural character, a famous one at that. How can an atheist do this credibly?

I have been an atheist, and also an evangelical Christian. Through my childhood I considered myself a Christian without even knowing what it meant. And for a while after I stopped calling myself a Christian ( Read more... )

With free time this week, and finally back into a routine, I have been working with a passion on characterization for Pilgrim's Cross. Research has carried me into topics like fundamentalist churches, and the experiences of Native Canadian women.

I was pleased to discover Out On The Shelf has several books on the latter topic, including an erotic ( Read more... )

Unexpected ideas and conclusions have come out of the brainstorming sessions with Sarah. Several weeks ago I realized the jobs I'm doing are the perfect counterbalance to work as a writer and artist. They are grounding and physically exerting (but usually not exhausting), contribute to my community, teach me useful and marketable skills, and give ( Read more... )

Danny asked me to post one of the tree photos from our walk last weekend. He might have meant the tree chewed by beaver. More likely, the black willow standing way out in the river, completely surrounded by floodwater, but I haven't got around to uploading that one. Anyway, here is the beaver work, and a reflection of Old Man Willow, because ( Read more... )

I stopped at home just long enough to drop off a few groceries from the farm market, change my jeans and pick up the laptop. For the first time in more than a year I came downtown to the E-bar, now officially known again as the Green Room, and set myself up with a drink and a small artful plate of some spicy grilled calamari.

Coming downtwon after ( Read more... )