I enjoy a good laugh, and I’ve had many along the writing road. Enjoy a few with me...
With laptop in hand, so to speak, I’m trying to finish up final manuscript touches, hoping to send it to a publisher. Bright light plays havoc with laptop viewing, but Jim comes up with a bright idea. Too bad I couldn’t breathe!
Airport Security does not like penknives in jeans pockets. Forgot to shift mine to luggage. What to do? I find a large, potted plant near the door, look around surreptitiously, and “plant” the knife by the stem. Go through the line smiling. Return next day, retrieve knife - damp and dirty - and leave the airport - smiling. Cathy of Whitaker House said, “Thank God we didn’t get a call from the county jail having to post bail for you!”
I have been signing books. My hook to draw attention to The Stones is a handful of questions on the life of David. If people answer correctly, they get one of David’s “chocolate stones.” If not, I tell them they can cheat by looking in a Bible or asking someone else. Most trudge off to seek an answer. (Chocolate has a STRONG pull!) They return with smiles, give the proper answer and claim their prize. But one man tops them all: He says, “I googled the answer.”
Ellie's short stories and articles have appeared in a number of national and local magazines. She has enjoyed a variety of experiences, from riding horses to building houses, all of which have helped bring color and humor to her fiction. In many of her stories, Ellie explores the cosmic struggle between good and evil in light of God’s overarching work of redemption.
