Monthly Archives: April 2011

Facing Down the Royal British Navy

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

It’s been a little while since I shared a scene from Red’s Girl, so maybe it’s time to drop in on one of my favorite pirate captains.  You can click the category at right for past posts. I’m going to pick … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Beauty, Awake and Fighting

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

What if Sleeping Beauty didn’t turn out the way all those fairies at her christening intended?  That’s one element–and my favorite–of Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley. There’s a line in The People the Fairies Forget when Tarry wonders what christening-gifted … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Shakespeare

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Last Saturday, along with being Holy Saturday, was Shakespeare’s birthday.  It’s one of the very few historical dates I know (other than “yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.”  Oh, and Titus Oates’ birthday–March 17th.)  But … Continue reading →

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Jesus as a Rock Star

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

I got myself into a spiritual theme this week, but I don’t really have anything that fits for Fiction Friday.  So instead of sharing some writing today, I’m going to talk about a Good Friday tradition of mine–while keeping on … Continue reading →

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Illusory Seagulls?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Continuing the spiritual theme this week, I thought I’d look at a couple of novels with a spiritual element: Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, both by Richard Bach.  They’re both good stories as stories, … Continue reading →

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