Interview with Evonne Krell, author of The Tower
My review of The Tower by Evonne Krell, a Selah Award winning chapter book that follows the adventures of three children at the Tower of Babel.
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Woozy Patient Confused by Little ‘Angels’
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 21 (AP) – The annual Christmas pageant given by the Fairbanks High School choir at the Ladd Air Force Base Hospital included a group of girls dressed in angel costumes. The girls were walking down the corridor when a setviceman patient was wheeled out of the operating room still feeling the effects…
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Dog Begins, Consummates Chain Reaction
LANDSKRONA, Sweden (AP) – Chain reaction: Alex Holmstrom, a Stockholm businessman, smacked his car into a tree here when a dog ran in front of it unexpectedly. He and his wife were knocked unconscious by the impact. A woman on a bicycle just passing by witnessed the crash, went into shock and hit the same…
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Woman Held Captive By Midget’s Bathtub
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., Dec. 4 -(AP) – Mrs. Marie Turnquist, about 65, is recuperating today from 60 hours imprisonment in a midget’s bathtub. Her hands were raw and blistered from her vain struggles to free herself, but she still could joke about her predicament. Her physician said she was in “surprisingly good condition.” Mrs. Turnquist…
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Story Prompt from History: Waves on a Windless Sea
Irene Dykstra had a big dream: become a published author. Alzheimers caught up with her before she could realize that dream, but she left behind a folder of newspaper clippings that inspired her story ideas. She was my children’s g-g grandmother, and I inherited her collection. I’m planning on sharing one clip a week in…
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My favorite books on writing: Book Review of Steven James’ “Story Trumps Structure”
Author Christina Suzanne Nelson recommended this book to me, and I’m so glad she did! This book was packed with lots of good information, too much to cover in a blog post, but here are my three biggest takeaways: It’s not that stories don’t need structure, but that structure needs logic. To quote a classic,…
