Those who read or write romance are well aware of the presence of tropes, predictable situations that help structure a relationship between two people as they fall in love. Let’s get that out of the way. The first Rule of Romance Writing is that two people have to fall in love and there will beContinue reading “FOLLOWING THE ROMANCE RULES”
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Toby, Elaine, and the Lord
This story starts out being about me. Facebook reminded me this morning that it had been five years since my brother, Clay, and I went to visit the Art Institute of Chicago. It was quite inspiring for me, and probably more so for Clay, an artist who paints with oils. One of my favorite paintingsContinue reading “Toby, Elaine, and the Lord”