Of Lilies, Inflation, and Formal Dresses. God Provides. (Like, actually)

Of Lilies, Inflation, and Formal Dresses. God Provides. (Like, actually)

By: Madison Barrere
Published on: 22/12/2022

Unless you literally live under a rock, you may have noticed inflation. For example, I needed to repair my tomato cages, since they’re not as young as they once were. I’d heard the metal clamps to fix them were ten cents each.

Faith
My Rooster Stabbed His Eye Out

My Rooster Stabbed His Eye Out

By: Madison Barrere
Published on: 20/12/2022

For nine years off and on, I’ve been raising chickens. It’s not been the skip-through-the-park I expected. They’ve gotten mauled by dogs, possums, coons, and each other. They’ve been carried off by foxes. They’ve been stolen by hawks.

Faith
Murder Your Darlings: How to Say More by Saying Less

Murder Your Darlings: How to Say More by Saying Less

By: Madison Barrere
Published on: 29/11/2022

The phrase “murder your darlings” comes from Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, a writer from over a hundred years ago. It means to sharpen the axe by shaving off unneeded words—even those that are darling to us.

Writing
Facing the Fear of Failure

Facing the Fear of Failure

By: Madison Barrere
Published on: 19/11/2022

For months, I’ve been struggling with a villain in the novel I’m writing. Some days when I write, inspiration hits me like a freight train. Other days, it’s grueling work for every syllable.

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