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The Novelist

by Charity Singleton Craig | Sep 17, 2012 | Archived Blog Posts

The Novelist is a work of fiction L.L. Barkat had to write.

This story about a woman attempting to write a work of fiction feels like memoir, if you know L.L. personally, as I do, or if you have read either of her spiritual memoirs, Stone Crossings or God in the Yard. “Laura” from fiction is a copy writer …

Rumors of a Writing Career

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jan 30, 2012 | Archived Blog Posts

Since I first decided to be a writer, I’ve dreamed of writing books. I have part of a novel written; I have compiled a rough collection of Advent essays; I have even outlined an entire book on modesty for young women. All of these manuscripts live in the...

There and Back Again: Night Things

by Charity Singleton Craig | Nov 17, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts

I was laying in my bed; it was 2 a.m.; I was awake. About two hours earlier, my one-year-old black Labrador Retriever, Tilly, crawled out from under the covers where she was sleeping with me, and vomited right on top of the quilt. I was initially disgusted, then I was...

What’s Fun Got to Do with It?

by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 20, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts

“Let’s play Pokemon,” Alex said, when he realized dinner wouldn’t be ready for a few minutes. “No!” I said, dramatically, “I don’t want to play Pokemon. Not unless I can have the Pokemon with the most power because I...

Finding My Voice, Finding My Place

by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 12, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts

Growing up, people told me I had a nice voice. I joined a traveling choir and sang solos at church on the weekends. When I was a junior, I was asked to sing at graduation. I had always liked singing, but was actually kind of surprised at the compliments. Along the...

The Novelist

Rumors of a Writing Career

There and Back Again: Night Things

What’s Fun Got to Do with It?

Finding My Voice, Finding My Place

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