Tales from the Raven

Those police officers who feel awkward on camera can hope that a

Alas, this morning the inevitable arrived.  I hit a deer.  There was really no time to brake, since it jumped straight out of the trees (where they grow closest to the road) and in front of my car.  I was probably going close to 50.  The poor thing never stood a chance.
Luckily I’m okay, and [...]

I’ve always had a love hate thing with chocolate.  On the love side, it’s delicious, it perks me up, I crave it.  It’s helped me make difficult writing deadlines and can claim a large percentage of my having good grade when I graduated.
But too much of a good thing, especially a good thing that’s addictive, [...]

I found this Times Online article intriguing.  Regardless of the historic facts, the image of Bethlehem, Judaea,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
as the birthplace of the Savior has been so firmly fixed in the public mind that I doubt it could ever be dislodged.  But from a purely intellectual, writerly perspective the question of whether the Christ Child was born in some Bethlehem [...]

The findings of this study on the contagious nature of rule-breaking will come as no surprise to most of us.  Anyone who’s had responsibility for a bunch of kids can tell you that, a) If one kid starts acting up, the behavior of the rest the group will likewise deteriorate.  And, b) Most kids will not [...]

Apparently this shack’s got something priceless inside.  A truck followed us down the road to where I was taking a picture for my Facebook album and asked what we were up to, very polite, but still inquiring.  When we told them I just wanted some pictures, they were cool with it.  They had to be attentive, they explained.  They’d had [...]

Writers have the best jobs.  What other field of work would lead to researching beautiful and fanciful creations like these lovely toilet paper dresses?
This one is a personal favorite.  Maybe someday I’ll dress a character in it.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My online research into the intricate world of toilet paper art* was prompted by my female pov in Shadow Dance.  I’m [...]

But the pic and story have nothing to do with one another beyond sharing space on this rambling blog.
First the picture.  After coming home from church this afternoon I stayed in my dress, since it’s comfortable, but quickly transformed to stocking feet, since I’ve never had much success curling up in almost knee-length boots even if they don’t have [...]

This last New Years our daughter set the goal of learning to ride her bike.  Since she didn’t even have a bike at that point in time, this goal would take a fair degree of perseverance and persuasion.
As I’m sure you can guess, we were soon out shopping, and lucky enough to find a beautiful [...]

The fat house, as we call it, had begun to feel rather like a ball and chain.  We’ve been making double payments since the first of May, and of course double utilities, double yard work, double HOA, double cleaning…I swear, if it’d gone on much longer, we’d no doubt be seeing double!
Okay, so perhaps that was unforgivable.  Under the [...]