Thoughts & Things – Page 6 – Mountain Brook Ink

[Mary Davis] How Do I Love Thee?

May 23, 2019Nikki Wright2 CommentsMary Davis, Thoughts & ThingsLove letter, Love poem, mary davis, wisdom, writing

The love letter. Who wouldn’t be thrilled to receive a love letter? I would! I would! When a person takes the time to write down their feelings, it speaks to our core. That someone took precious time to pen them rather than just careless words quickly spoken they might not have thought much about. Time…

[Heather L.L. FitzGerald] Once Upon a Time

May 28, 2018Nikki Wright1 CommentHeather L.L. FitzGerald, Thoughts & ThingsDirection, Encouragement, Gifting, God, Purpose, The Church, witty invention, writing

“I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.” –Proverbs 8:12 (KJV) Once upon a time there was a little girl with big dreams. She was reading her King James Bible back in the day when that was the only version available. When she came across Proverbs 8:12 she knew—just knew—that her…

[Christa MacDonald] Sharing Stories

Sep 25, 2017Christa MacDonaldChrista MacDonald, Thoughts & Thingscompassion, Culture war, diversity, empathy, grace, reading, stories, truth

[Guest Post by Christa MacDonald] In the last few months I’ve been thinking about what a privilege it is to have folks read my books. All writing is personal to some degree, but novels are different. They only start with the writer. They’re really finished, so to speak, by the reader. As an author I…

[Heather L.L. FitzGerald] Christian Fantasy is Not an Oxymoron

Jun 26, 2017MiraleeFerrell5 CommentsHeather L.L. FitzGerald, Thoughts & Thingschronicles of narnia, fantasy, harry potter, legalism, magic, parable, simile, the tethered world

Guest Post by Heather L.L. FitzGerald I have a confession to make. I’m a fantasy writer who did not grow up reading the stuff. In fact, as a child raised in a Christian home, I was taught to shun anything to do with magic. This was in the 80s, when we were also taught that…

[Anna Zogg] What in the World is Science-Fantasy?

Jan 10, 2017MiraleeFerrellAnna Zogg, Story Behind the Story, Thoughts & Things

By Anna Zogg Most people know what science fiction (sci-fi) is. We think of Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Poul Anderson—as well as a host of current sci-fi writers with their sometimes dry and detailed explanations. But what is science fantasy? Is it science fiction, or is it fantasy? The first time I read the phrase,…