I think it comes down to three things: story, mysteries, and duty.
Wrongfully Convicted: What Happens After Freedom
What does society owe a released prisoner?
What does society owe a released prisoner?
Down the Rabbit Hole of War Stories
Sometimes I follow a story and just need to know what happens.
Sometimes I follow a story and just need to know what happens.
All My Memories Gather Around Water
There’s something about water that speaks to my soul.
There’s something about water that speaks to my soul.
Concealing Key Evidence Convicts the Innocent
It should be common sense that if the good guys find out they’re trying to convict the wrong guy, they’re supposed to stop things and tell the person they’ve wrongly accused that they made a mistake. Far too often, they don’t.
It should be common sense that if the good guys find out they’re trying to convict the wrong guy, they’re supposed to stop things and tell the person they’ve wrongly accused that they made a mistake. Far too often, they don’t.
Sex Trafficking is Slavery, and It Kills
She was given a permanent mark to show ownership. That’s where Survivors Ink came from.
She was given a permanent mark to show ownership. That’s where Survivors Ink came from.
How Do You Define Success in a Marriage?
Can a successful marriage end in divorce?
Can a successful marriage end in divorce?
My Hobby Is Following Dead Presidents
Where has your money been?
Where has your money been?
Chipping Away at the Brick Walls in My Family History
Tackling a genealogy project can be frustrating but the benefits will prevail long after we are gone.
Tackling a genealogy project can be frustrating but the benefits will prevail long after we are gone.
Bits and Pieces of a Writer’s Life
The ebb and flow of life pulls me from my writing but in time, I find my creative stride again.
The ebb and flow of life pulls me from my writing but in time, I find my creative stride again.
Trafficking in Oklahoma: Hello My Name is Stevie
Human trafficking is happening everywhere in the USA, in every state.
Last Thursday, Tulsa Community College held a Human Trafficking Awareness presentation. I attended not only as part of my Intercultural Communications class but because of my interest in the topic through The Sad Girl. I was planning on taking a bunch of notes for this post, but it didn’t quite work out that way. As…
From One Writer to Another: Getting Started
Three tips to get you going, all of them things I wish I'd known when I was getting started.
Three tips to get you going, all of them things I wish I’d known when I was getting started.
This is Why You Should Come to My Church
It is what goes on that hardly anyone talks about that makes a church worthy.
It is what goes on that hardly anyone talks about that makes a church worthy.
Deconstructing the Dry Season in My Faith
In unpacking ideas around my spirituality, labels have eluded me and I've resolved it to be a work in progress.
In unpacking ideas around my spirituality, labels have eluded me and I’ve resolved it to be a work in progress.
The First Time Is the Hardest
Learn to face your fears and deal with them in a healthy way.
Learn to face your fears and deal with them in a healthy way.
What Does Romance Mean to You?
It’s been said that romance is the blaze that flares when the lighter fluid of attraction is lit.
It’s been said that romance is the blaze that flares when the lighter fluid of attraction is lit.