Jared Comforts Mary, Chapter 55, Phantom Love
“David’s dead.” “How’s that possible?” Will’s voice carried through the phone and into the stillness of the kitchen. Jared glanced over his shoulder at Mary resting on the living room couch with a cool cloth over her eyes. He retreated further into the kitchen to muffle his reply. “Mary received a phone call on her […]
When a Writer Loses Her Way
A few weeks ago, my agent emailed me with the news that another publisher rejected one of my manuscripts. It was a nice rejection (the book “had a lot to recommend”), but a rejection all the same. I took the rejection hard. It hurt. A lot. Maybe because it was right before Christmas. Maybe because […]
Jared Learns of David’s Death, Chapter 54, Phantom Love
Jared managed to catch Mary’s upper body before she hit the floor. But his left leg gave out from the added weight, and he dropped to his knees, holding her head and shoulders on his lap. He leaned over and snagged her cell phone to call 911, but a voice shouting from the phone halted […]
A Conversation With Lee Carver
During her husband’s international career, Lee lived and reared their children in Greece, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia, Brazil and Spain. Her visits to 49 countries became material in her novels. The Carvers were volunteer missionaries in the Brazilian Amazon for six years, the hardest and best years of their lives. What’s the hardest part of […]