Category Archives: Writing

Blogging is hard sometimes, as is any sort of writing. When my foster son died of SIDS, now nearly twenty years ago, I found it impossible to write for nearly three years. I occupied myself by throwing myself into other … Continue reading →

Since Saturday (August 9, 2014) was the last day of GISHWHES for this year–and due to popular demand (okay, my sister-in-law Misti Williamson asked for it)–here is the 140 word short story I donated to the one team who asked … Continue reading →

Sometimes writing is both a joy and a breeze. Like an athlete “in the zone”, it seems effortless: the words pour onto the page like water. At such moments the writing process is entirely “fun” and not job-like at all. … Continue reading →

Besides being a writer and a teacher of biblical languages and theology, the small seminary that I’m associated with also publishes books. Being a small press, we have no money for marketing or promotion. Over the years, we have published … Continue reading →

This is the beginning of what I’m hoping will be a new novel; not sure of the genre: Curled upon the blue bus bench like a comma, the middle-aged woman lay upon the metal with her eyes closed. Her head … Continue reading →