Connie InglisMar 5, 20212 minLet's Go On a Treasure HuntDo you enjoy a good treasure hunt? I do. (I'm curious, after all.) I've got a treasure hunt opportunity for you! I recently met a...
Connie InglisMar 2, 20212 minPutao. Putao. Wherefore art thou, Putao?Putao. Where in the world is that? And why am I writing about it? Does this map help you? Or maybe these names will give you more clue:...
Connie InglisFeb 23, 20212 minLinks, Lynx, and my Sci-Fi MindI'll be the first to admit that I'm NOT technologically savvy. Up until now, I've done pretty well at learning the basics. But what I've...
Connie InglisFeb 17, 20213 minTwo Years for Five LivesAbout five years ago, I decided to write down everything I could remember of our two years in the Philippines from 1992-1994. Even though...
Connie InglisFeb 8, 20213 minIMPERFECTLY PERFECT"So God created man in his own image." --Moses "As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied...
Connie InglisFeb 1, 20212 minThat UNSETTLING first line."It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." George Orwell, 1984. The novel that brought us "Big Brother,"...
Connie InglisJan 25, 20212 minANOTHER FAMOUS FIRST LINE"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Thus begins Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina (transl....
Connie InglisJan 16, 20211 min"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."A novel's opening line. I've never been happy with mine. And so I've been reworking the opening scene to make it better. How do I improve...
Connie InglisJan 4, 20213 minA Droste Hope--God's phrase for me for 2021.The Droste Effect. Are you familiar with it? According to wise-geek.com, the Droste Effect is, "a special type of visual effect which is...
Connie InglisDec 31, 20203 minLOOKING BACK --TRUST AND OBEYToday, I read a devotional I'd written in January 2020. Looking back at 2019. Wondering what 2020 would bring. What stood out to me were...
Connie InglisDec 9, 20201 minA Novel is BornThat fall, in a fiction-writing course, I wrote the first five chapters of a novel.
Connie InglisJun 8, 20201 minOutsider to InsiderSix years ago our adult son became someone else. Not always. Just when he went manic. It took two years before he was properly diagnosed:...