Disclaimer: For those of you who adore Christmas—FOUR CANDYCANES FOR YOU, GLEN COCO, YOU GO GLEN COCO. This one’s more for the Gretchen Wieners of the world. Lately, I’ve developed this fantasy that Hallmark will throw in a horror plot twist. Like the goofy, kid-and-dog-loving guy ends up being a serial killer. Or even… Continue reading The Charlie Browniest Christmas
You’re traveling down the road of your story, and suddenly your engine sputters and you’re stranded on the shoulder. You could get out of the car and let yourself get distracted [with social media, with TV, with just plain sitting around]. Or you could get out and push that car to the nearest gas station to… Continue reading 3 Types of Writer’s Block [and how to overcome them]
I’ve never had much of an issue believing that God exists. I grew up in the church, so I’d experienced his presence from a young age, and even when he felt far away from me, I’d seen too many prayers be answered and too many lives be changed because of him to doubt that he’s… Continue reading How God Ruined my Life
When you’re depressed, you feel weak. You look around you and everyone else seems to be holding it together so much better than you are. Let me just encourage you today: you are strong. It takes a tremendous amount of strength and courage to carry around that darkness and not give up, or to get… Continue reading A Quick Note to the Depressed
Kelly Berlin 