Core Beliefs – Chapter 54 - Water from Nowhere At 7:00 a.m., Matt’s phone rang. He recognized the ringtone even before he checked the caller ID, answering quickly. “Hello, Dr. Morgan, this is Matthew Lehman.” “Hello, Mr. Lehman. I received the gifts and your instructions just today. This is our first opportunity to call. How is our little girl?” “Charlie’s fine. It was a thrill meeting her,” Matt said. “She is a very special young lady.” “Mr. Lehman.” “Call me Matt. Ple

Reading can corrupt your writing. Lately I've been reading, some new, some revisits, some instructional. I get deep pleasure when reading, but I've found the plots, scenes, the characters of others can contaminate the ones I'm in the middle of creating. Too often I find a phrase or description of another author ink blotted in the middle of my words. I set Tolkien down, the rich imagery, clean script, the marvelously conceived plots, Tolkien's brilliance a joyous pleasure, but

Core Beliefs – Chapter 53 - A Charlie Christmas (Not a Misspelling) Charley couldn’t pull himself away from the silo. The continuous research and an intoxicating pace of discovery kept his days occupied, and the task of designing a colony on an island far away, handed to him by his Uncle Matt, ate up most of his nights. In all his life he’d never felt so challenged and yet fulfilled. His life was beyond happy…except for one missing piece. Charlotte insisted he stay at Armo