This is the eleventh chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them. Maria Maria Lucia Zamarano Tamberlane was the matriarch of the current incarnation of the Tamberlane family, a formidable magician in her own right. Of course, these days, […]
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Continue the Race. Continue the story.
As I mentioned several weeks ago, the tiny church I attend in my little swath of the Midwest is working weekly on the fruits of the Spirit. This past Sunday, the fruit that was highlighted was faith. Faithfulness seems to be something I tend to struggle with at times and yet embrace all in the […]
Club (The Magician – Chapter Ten)
This is the tenth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them. Club Freddy’s eyes widened as he watched Vanessa sashay out of her bedroom a few nights later. WOW, he signed, using his facial features to also to […]
These good gifts
We are entering into November, which means those in the United States will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. But the idea of thanksgiving should not be limited to the fourth Thursday of November, nor should any sort of gratitude or generosity be relegated to just a season of the year. Gratitude is the sense of happiness […]
Finding God in the Strangest of Places
I seem to find God in the strangest of places. In the lyrics to a heavy metal song, poignancy touches my soul. In the sunrise after a week of bad weather, celestial splendor abounds. In the comments on a Facebook post, kindness drowns out the evil. In the quiet moments of a walk, clarity overcomes […]
Put your feet to work
Yesterday was the memorial fundraising walk for my dear friend Margo, who passed away back in August and whom I have mentioned in this blog many times. A retired teacher, an avid lover of learning, and a woman with a huge heart, she was an example of someone who put her feet to work. She […]
Note (The Magician – Chapter Nine)
This is the ninth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click here to read the other chapters if you missed them. Note Vanessa’s new advisor, Dr. Jenkins, was also the professor for one of her graduate classes. The professor had sent everyone the evaluations she had done on […]
Give it time
“It takes a little time sometimes to get your feet back on the ground / It takes a little time sometimes to turn the Titanic around / It takes a little time sometimes, but baby, you’re not going down. It takes more than you got right now / Give it, give it time” ~ Amy […]
Rankins (The Magician – Chapter Eight)
This is the eighth chapter of the serialization novel I am working on, The Magician – < click there to read the other chapters if you missed them. Rankins Ophelia Rankin Stoneburner was beaming at the two women as they came up the front porch stairs. She stepped forward and greeted them both with hugs […]
Setbacks
This past week, I suffered a blow to the goals I had set up for the month of October. I had made plans to walk at least a mile every single day of the month and that goal has already been setback unintentionally. I came down with a head cold. It’s amazing how a simple […]
K. S. Wood Writes 