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Month: September 2009

Another Airport Encounter

Another Airport Encounter

This episode isn’t quite as scary as my shuttle ride (see post below), but it left me shaking my head while it was happening. Let me start from the beginning….. I met fellow author Ginny Aiken on the shuttle back to the Denver airport after the ACFW conference. Her plane left an hour after mine from the same gate so we decided to hang out together. We grabbed a bite to eat, chatted enroute with Cara Putman, and eventually made…

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Part Two…Shuttle Nightmare

Part Two…Shuttle Nightmare

This is the second part of this true experience I had a few days ago….but it won’t make sense if you read it first. Scroll down to the older blog entry and start there, then come back and finish with this one. “It’s kind of late now.” Lisa nodded at the driver snapping his seat belt and inserting his key in the ignition. He reached for his radio and spoke to whoever dispatched him to the airport. I only heard…

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A Shuttle Nightmare

A Shuttle Nightmare

It started innocently enough. I booked a Super Shuttle trip from the Denver airport to the hotel where our ACFW writer’s conference would take place, not realizing I’d be imagining myself kidnapped before the end of the day. I know it sounds funny, but have you ever been in a situation where you truly thought your life could be in danger? Here’s how it happened…. I arrived at the Denver airport and bumped into another ACFW conference attendee, Lisa Buffalo….

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Gathering of Christian Authors

Gathering of Christian Authors

If you live in or near Denver, you have got to come to this event. Next week I am going to the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference signing books, along with an awesome list of other authors. ACFW is a pretty big organization which promotes finely crafted Christian fiction. On Saturday over 100 Christian novelists will gather for a public booksigning. Here’s the particulars: Date: September 19, 2009 Time: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Place:Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse…

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Book Drawing…Give Away…!!! Tricia Goyer

Book Drawing…Give Away…!!! Tricia Goyer

I’ve been reading Tricia Goyer’s Sunflower Serenade and enjoying this sweet story of a small town, its residents, the county fair and the country western singer who arrives and sets the town on its ear. Tricia weaves a story of gentle country life, but also more complex family relationships. I have an extra copy of this lovely, hard-cover book to give away. Here are the rules: Leave a comment telling me if you’ve ever read any of Tricia’s books, or…

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