by D. L. Koontz | Sep 30, 2017 | Journal, Life of a Writer
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...
by D. L. Koontz | Sep 15, 2017 | Journal, Life of a Writer
Confession: I had never thought of ‘vivid memory capabilities’ as a blessing before! Have you? It is so wonderful how a visual or a taste or, especially, a smell can bring instant recall of a poignant moment in our lives. How could I have failed to add this to my...
by D. L. Koontz | Aug 30, 2017 | Journal, Life of a Writer
“What is it?” That’s what my 23-year-old son asked as he skeptically and gingerly lifted one of his Christmas presents out of its gaily wrapped box. Several answers swirled through my head: “It’s your mother’s effort at channeling her inner hippie.” “It’s the hottest...
by D. L. Koontz | Aug 15, 2017 | Journal, Life of a Writer
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...
by D. L. Koontz | Jul 30, 2017 | Journal
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...