It’s been said that the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Video games will never replace the joy of having toy trains and building…
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When others have judged our writing good, we feel successful. Since we don’t know what we don’t know that we don’t know, we may not see a need to improve our…
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Railroad cars will link together in different ways. We expect the engine to come first, but it's been seen in the middle or at the end. Does it make any…
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The vocal band Home Free produced an excellent song for remembering mothers on Mother’s Day.
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“Magic” is what we call the observable but unexplainable. Like writers who can use only a few ordinary words to create an extraordinary picture of a thunderstorm—so vivid that you…
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James Scott Bell says, “A great story has been, and always will be, about a character facing conflict and the suspense of not knowing what's going to happen next.” Telling…
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Even when inventions have been around for a while, people seem to be unaware of their existence. Either that, or they aren’t quite sure of their importance or how to use…
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Inside ancient Jerusalem, someone couldn’t see beyond the walls but had to anticipate what lay ahead by what came through the city gate. The Nazarene by Sholem Asch was first…
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
