Weaving Worlds, Word by Word

“The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.”
–Charles Kuralt

Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On

We don’t like what’s happening on the national stage, but it’s no reason to toss in the towel or call defeat or become the type of negative, discouraged person we see—and don’t like—in others. Do what you feel led to do, even if locally.

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12 Ways to Add More Joy to Your Book-Reading Bliss

12 Ways to Add More Joy to Your Book-Reading Bliss

If you’re a reader, you know the formula:        A good book  +  coffee/tea/wine  +  uninterrupted time  =  Bliss. That’s all it takes, which is reason #97 why reading is the ultimate pastime for us book lovers! However, in the vein of making a terrific situation even...

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What the Moon Saw – Available at Amazon!

What the Moon Saw – Available at Amazon!

I write. A lot. But, apparently what I do NOT do much, is write about my writing. In short, I don’t communicate well on social media. You know what I mean: those titillating blog and Facebook postings that make people want to follow me and conclude I’m some sort of...

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I Fall for it Every Year

I Fall for it Every Year

As I type this, I’m chuckling. At myself. This quote is what I murmur under my breath ALL SUMMER LONG here in southeast Georgia, where the summers are stifling hot, humid, bug-filled, and breezeless. Just make it through the summer, and it will be Fall! I try—truly I...

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Stand Back! Deadly Hands Are in the House

Stand Back! Deadly Hands Are in the House

This quote reminds me of another, coined in 1839 by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton: “The pen is mightier than the sword.” But, what few people know is that—like much urban wisdom—the thought behind it stemmed from the Bible. Hebrews 4:12 says, “Indeed, the word...

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A Life Lesson from the Confidant Kid Down the Street

A Life Lesson from the Confidant Kid Down the Street

Each morning this past school year, he patiently stood on the gravel at the end of his driveway, near the corner, where the school bus stopped to pick him up. Depending on when I can rouse myself out of bed, I often passed him during my daily walk. He was shorter than...

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Historical intrigue interwoven with modern-day suspense and a touch of the mysterious.

Contemporary romantic suspense.

Coming-of-age sagas.

About Koontz’s Writing:

DLKoontz

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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