Emptying and Refilling that Proverbial Glass of Life
Turns out, you can teach an old dog new tricks. The “old dog” would be me. Some may argue that I’m not technically old yet, but I know I’ve already had more trips around the sun than I care to acknowledge. The “new tricks” would be the simple acts of kindness and...
Who Doesn’t Love an Award!?
Yesterday I was nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by my lovely and talented friend Cathy Baker from South Carolina! The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers by bloggers, as a way of acknowledging each other and saying, “You’re doing a great...
Lifestyles of the Rich in Purpose
The Dare: To reach life’s end having lived not only its length, but also its depth, width and height. It happened again. I came across one of those you-must-do-this-before-you-die! articles. This one, a list: “The World’s Most Picturesque...
A Twenty and a Parable…or Not
“The Dare: To reach life’s end having lived not only the length of it, but also its depth, width and height.” He stood there. More accurately, he stood out. He was braced, feet distanced soldier-style, body erect, on a grassy island about 2′ x...
Money, Schmoney…Who Needs it for “The Dare”?
“Dare: To reach life’s end having lived not only the length of it, but also its depth, width and height.” During a recent meeting to refinance my mortgage, the loan officer asked about my current income. I looked at the coffee mug I was suddenly...
Historical intrigue interwoven with modern-day suspense and a touch of the mysterious.
Contemporary romantic suspense.
Coming-of-age sagas.
About Koontz’s Writing:
An award-winning writer, former journalist and corporate escapee, D. L. Koontz writes about what she knows: muddled lives, nail-biting unknowns and eternal hope. Growing up, she learned the power of stories and intrigue from saged storytellers on the front porch of her Allegheny Mountains farmhouse. Despite being waylaid for years by academia and corporate endeavors, her roots proved that becoming a writer of suspense was only a matter of time. She has been published in seven languages.
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