Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Scenes from this story in Ruth 1 have been painted over and over for centuries. There is so much truth and love woven into this one short chapter. To emphasize this weaving, I added texture to these painting by Matthews and Lastman so they resemble tapestries, because these stories add texture to our lives as… Read More
Writing historical fiction is much like weaving a tapestry. We choose our stories and gather our materials—in other words: Research! The WHO—the writer chooses the story. the WHAT—he reads it from every perspective and angle he can. The WHY, HOW, and WHEN—she searches for inconsistencies and unknowns among reports of events, reads works of scholars… Read More
The bartender says “we don’t serve time travelers in here.” A time traveler walks into a bar. I WRITE ALL MY JOKES IN CAPITALS. THIS ONE WAS WRITTEN IN PARIS. Q: Why is Peter Pan always flying? A: He neverlands. Q: Why don’t cows have any money? A: Because farmers milk them dry. Q: What do… Read More
Genesis 31 tells the story of Jacob’s sneaking away from his Uncle Laban’s land—taking with him the family, flocks, servants, and great wealth that he had accumulated. Laban gathers his fighting men and goes after them. The angel of God is visits Jacob and Laban, and instead of a battle, they declare peace and boundaries.… Read More
I’ve been on my “historical fiction bandwagon” in the last few blogs: Increase Your Bible Understanding Through History Why read historical fiction about Biblical characters? Historical fiction is a fantastic tool for discovering a past event, but did you know that there is a part of the author in each book she writes? Historical fiction… Read More
With the rise of self-driving vehicles, it’s only a matter of time before we get a country song where a guy’s truck leaves him too. Q: What’s worse than raining cats and dogs? A: Hailing Taxis. Q: Why don’t aliens visit our planet? A: Terrible ratings. One star. Summer Thoughts Do what we can,… Read More
So much of the Book of Ruth takes place in and around the growing, harvesting crops. But wheat and barley are not the only things growing. So is faith. This a “computer doodle.” I combined wheat, trees, a well, a threshing floor, and mountains—all part of Ruth’s story. One day Ruth the Moabite said to… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 