Lacy Dawn lives in poverty. To me, she appears to be a troubled child because of her home life. Her father beats her mother, and she is surrounded by abuse of all kinds. Her best friend is dead, but they still talk to each other. During playground time at school, all the other kids come…
Would you eat a currant pie or a current pie? Would you see a cygnet or a signet on a lake? Would you write about what happens each day in a dairy or in a diary? Do dear or a deer live in the woods? currant, current A currant is a small, seedless grape or…
Would you hide a key in a crevasse or in a crevice? Would you invite a critic or a critique to dine at your restaurant? Would you stand in a cue, a Kew, or a queue to get tickets for a movie? crevasse, crevice A crevasse is a deep fissure, or opening, in the earth’s surface or…
What would you do if you found out that the county was going to take your house away? Zollicoffer, Tennessee, is a little town with a big name. Lou Mayhew, who is about to enter the sixth grade, lives there with her parents. Her dad is the local junkman. Lou is not exactly thrilled with…
Is writing letters a form of corespondents, correspondence, or correspondents? Would you learn the definition of cosign or cosine in math class? Would a polite lady courtesy, curtesy, or curtsy? Do children like to play in the creak or the creek? corespondents, correspondence, correspondents Corespondents are the third parties in a divorce preceeding. The divorce case had…
Jamie Quinn practices family law in Hollywood, Florida, but she always seems to end up handling cases that are about much more than family. This time she is approached to handle a divorce case. Divorce cases are simple, right? Well, not this one. Nan Glasser, the wife of the most famous attorney in town, comes…
Are you a fan of the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes? Do you love studying the Word of God? If you do, this book is for you. I’ll admit that my hopes for this book were not high. Still, I had to discover how the author managed to write a devotional using Sherlock Holmes and the…
Do those in kindergarten learn their consonance or consonants? Is the flu contagious or contiguous? Would rebels stage a coo or a coup? Does an apple have a core or a corps? consonance, consonants Consonance is agreement. It is also harmony of sounds. She longed for consonance and peace in her life. Consonants are the letters that are not…
Laughter is great medicine. When you read these quirky essays about the humorous aspects of life or listen to them as are driving or cleaning house, they will make you laugh. “A Trip to the Hardware Store” – This is the hilarious tale of a dad who frequents the hardware store because he wants to…
Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Jed Cooper’s past is rocky, but he has cleaned up his act. Now he is making an honest living as a handyman. But when he is found standing over his employer’s dead body by the local police, it looks as though his past deeds have caught up with him.…
