Starting the New Year 2024 is here! It is time to work towards accomplishing our New Year’s resolutions lists! What is on your list? Do you have a dream? A goal? Something that you have always been wanting to do? It is okay to plan out our lives. Writing things […]
Learning A New Language Part 2
Learning A New Language Part 2 I wrote an article about learning a language. In my previous article, I gave some advice about how to get started with learning another language. It takes a while for beginners like me to build good habits while learning another language. The language […]
Stepping Into Another World
Don’t you wish that you could pop into another world, help the good characters win over the bad guys, and forget the cares and troubles of this world? Fantasy stories have this effect on people’s minds. When I was a teenager, I was completely fascinated with the genre. The Chronicles […]
It Takes a Village to Spell
A few years back, one of my younger sons came home from elementary school excited about a new spelling program his teacher had introduced. “Teacher said it’s going to make us citizens of the world,” he said. I told him to tell me about it while I drove his older […]
The Aroma of Love, by Dennis P. McGeehan
Daily Offering Even non–coffee drinkers seem to relish the aroma of fresh-ground, fresh-brewed coffee. Its essence evokes feelings of warmth and comfort, especially on cold, damp days. For those of us who drink coffee, that first sip of the day fortifies us for the challenges ahead. Imagine now if that […]
The Myth of Persecution
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.~ from the Te Deum When I wrote to Dr. Moss requesting her latest work The Myth of Persecution, I received a prompt and gracious reply assuring me of a copy. Dr. Moss hoped that I would not see the book as an attack upon the […]
Madame de Polignac and the Politics of Calumny
The closest confidante of Queen Marie-Antoinette was Madame de Polignac. Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac, also referred to as “Yolande,” is usually portrayed in books and films as Marie-Antoinette’s “bad girl” friend, responsible for leading the young queen of France into a wild, decadent lifestyle. Often depicted as a […]
Marie-Antoinette and Me
The following is a reprint of an interview by British author Gareth Russell about how I came to write about a certain Queen of France. GR: I think one of the things that made “Trianon” such a joy to read is that you and I have both written works that […]
CWG NEWS
GABLE TRIPLES THE TOP TEN LIST Ellen Gable Hrkach, Vice President of the Catholic Writers Guild, reached a milestone last week: all three of her novels were in the top ten of their category on Amazon Kindle. At one point, all three books were in the top five! (As of […]
CWG NEWS
“The Day Johnny Cracked” CWG Secretary, Dave Law, has a flash fiction story published in White Cat Magazine‘s January issue. “The Day Johnny Cracked,” is Law’s first foray into writing after five years of sitting behind a publisher’s desk. Dave A. Law is a freelance writer and editor, whose short […]