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HOPE is a Vulnerable Act Part I
The words swept into my mind during Sunday worship. Spirit-words dancing on a song. I quickly sat down, grabbed my pen, and scribbled the...

Connie Inglis
Nov 30, 20212 min read


Pegs, Prayer, and the Power of a Word Picture
Are you a tenter? I've become one. To be honest, for years I had no interest in camping. That's because years ago when our children were...

Connie Inglis
Nov 22, 20212 min read


Sun, Moon, and Stars
Another quote from my novel, followed by the excerpt: Ethan lifted his chin at the glowing orb. “I always preferred moonlight.” “Hmm. Why...

Connie Inglis
Jul 18, 20212 min read


Poetry, Purpose, and Power
Are you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...

Connie Inglis
Jul 12, 20212 min read


The Curious Case of Janus McGinnis
In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doors, transitions, and new beginnings. In chapter one of my novel, Rewriting Adam, Janus bursts...

Connie Inglis
Jun 29, 20212 min read


Do you hear it, Gramma? Do you see it, Bada? Part 1
The questioning words of my youngest granddaughter. She's obsessed with airplanes. This past weekend, we had her and her older sister for...

Connie Inglis
Jun 1, 20212 min read


The Semantics of Words
99,468. Does that number mean anything to you? How about if I told you that's the number of words in my novel. Does that mean anything to...

Connie Inglis
May 17, 20212 min read


CURIOSITY is your Superpower!
Are you familiar with the "Little Miss" book series by Roger Hargreaves? Well, a few years ago my daughter and her family gave me this...

Connie Inglis
Apr 24, 20212 min read


Links, Lynx, and my Sci-Fi Mind
I'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 Inglis
Feb 23, 20212 min read


ANOTHER 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 Inglis
Jan 24, 20212 min read


A 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 Inglis
Jan 3, 20213 min read
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