If you need a moment to curl up on the floor and feel your feelings, here are some songs that have been companions to me in such times....

Hooray! Your dream of holding your book in your hands is beautiful, but if it just hangs floating up there, it won't happen. You need to...

He lingered, in his quiet way, to tell those of us along the path behind about a treacherous crossing “You can wade through mud or brave...

Hello! I’m Catherine Haws, author of I Did NOT Choose This Adventure,  and I’ve recently been talking with some friends that have never...

One of my favorite exercises in character development is asking questions. Let's take a little time RIGHT NOW to interview your villain,...

One of my favorite fiction writing exercises is interviewing characters! So, without further adieu, grab your writing utensils of choice...

Some stories are worth returning to time and time again. Like an old friend recalling memories. “Remember when Ben was reading me aloud...

Maybe it’s full of little feet Or a cluttered desk beside the paints Or the podcast commute And Wendy’s on Wednesdays. Maybe it’s full of...

The gallery even smells like quilts. I stand before my mother’s own handiwork Displayed on the wall, When I hear a commotion to the left...

If you’re a river Of narrow, white rapids Tossing spray over Fallen ravine rocks, A last ditch effort For clarity, may You turn your own...

You might not appreciate Me saying this to you, But this choice you are telling me about Sounds like a Not-so-good idea. I know it’s your...

Words like “deliverer” and “salvation” Sound like white painted siding and a cupboard of those goldish trays with the round little holes....

Like pennies in a red piggy bank Like stitches in a well worn side seam Like water drops on eager earth Like steps up a mountain path...

Everyone is going somewhere Whether they realize it or not. You’ll get there eventually. Where? Oh, I dunno. That part’s up to you. I...

When you planted these seeds in the back corner plot of your mind, did you have any clue your skills would bloom this color? When you...

That dark day does not pin you down does not doom you to fail does not single you out does not blame you does not define you. It is only...

Her last two brain cells lay in their bunks in the dark awake at 3am. “I’m a horrible person!” moans Two from her twisted blankets in the...

It’s okay to feel the urge To curl up in a blanket on the floor And melt into a speck of dust. It’s okay to feel melodramatic Or stiff as...

Hi God, Can I just say I’m not happy with life right now. Nothing against you! Thanks for getting me up this morning And for trees and...

I used to think It was a precipice Tightrope, and I was Blindfolded with a Pop quiz at every step And a jiggled rope If I got it wrong....