by Andi | May 14, 2015 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Slavery, Written and Wrought
Does your love make any difference in a graveyard? – from Psalm 88 I let out one of those soul-emptying sighs when I read this line in the dawn light today. Of course, the Psalmist is implying that God’s love does not make a difference when we are dead,... by Andi | May 12, 2015 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Workshop, Written and Wrought
On my desk, Philip set a beautiful bouquet of flowers from our farmyard. Irises, buttercups, red clover we seeded in the fall garden, even a peony almost ready to bud. He placed them all in an old steel pitcher we found in the wagon shed, laid a note against it, and... by Andi | May 5, 2015 | Andi's Book, Slavery, Written and Wrought
This afternoon, I am tucking myself into the underground irony of sunlight in the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia. This endeavor – this research about Brackett’s Farm in Louisa County, Virginia – fits in that space,... by Andi | Apr 6, 2015 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
The secret is that it isn’t the writer who decides whether or not his work is relevant. Instead it’s the reader. – Margaret Atwood When I spent my days teaching college students creative writing, I heard – at least once a class – this... by Andi | Mar 10, 2015 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
Last Thursday, I sent the manuscript for my new YA novel to the kind folks who agreed to be my first readers so that project is in stasis while I wait for their feedback. I keep reminding myself of something Brenda Miller told me – “Submission is part of...