Kathy Brasby Blog
A New Look
Jeff Gerke, who changed the face of Christian fantasy/speculative fiction, has written a fascinating post about expanding his Marcher Lord Press titles to include A Throne of Bones, not your average Christian book fare. I've met Jeff and respect his faith and his...
Walk On
I know the last three months of my life have only been unique for me. I'm not the first to lose my father followed shortly by my mother's stroke. We're still walking that ragged path of stroke recovery with my mother. We've seen astonishing progress when we look back...
What’s left
"Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left." Violinist Itzhak Perlman upon finishing a concert after breaking a string.
Different strokes
As I have shared recently, my mother suffered a massive stroke in October and is working hard now to rehabilitate herself. I'm one of her cheerleaders and have focused most of my time and attention on her recovery. But once in a while I surface long enough to...
No campaigns here
In the last few months, my family has learned techniques akin to military maneuvers in trying to survive the election campaigning. Here are some of our responses: If we answer our phone, the other party had better talk within two seconds or we'll disconnect. I hung...
What have you learned today?
What have I learned so far this week? That's a very important question for me, because I believe a successful day is one where I have learned at least one new thing. Here's a partial list of my week: I've learned the devastation of a hurricane crashing into a...
Good dirt
When both of my sons were boys, I sometimes intercepted their beeline for the supper table to ask if they had washed their hands. Both of them would stare at their hands. "They look clean to me." Then they trudged to the sink for a nice scrub. They had spent the...
A new storm
Chaos wrapped its stubborn tendrils around my ankles and brought me stumbling to my knees last week. My mother, vibrant and energetic at 83, crashed to the floor with a stroke and now we wait. We sit beside her hospital bed, counting her breaths, charting every twitch...
When students write
The business of writing can get too serious at times. This list isn't original with me but it made me smile today. Maybe you, too? From high school English tests: Define first person. Adam Define metaphor. Something you shout through Define simile. A picturesque...