Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Did you hear about the ice cream truck that crashed?The driver said it wasn’t his fault. He blamed it on the Rocky Road. A truck loaded with Vick’s Vapor Rub turned over on a busy highway near Chicago.Amazingly, there was no congestion for the next 8 hours. A few of my grandkids declare this is… Read More
My brother and I spent a week together visiting our 98-year-old mother. She lives by my sister, and we travel halfway across the country to see Mom as often as we can. She has dementia, so now when we visit, she can’t always remember our names. Often, now, she can’t name her brothers and sisters,… Read More
A chicken crossed the ocean and met a British spy. “What’s your name?” he asked the man.“Bond. James Bond,” the spy said. “What’s yours?”“Ken. Chick Ken,” the bird cackled. What do you call an underwater spy?Pond. James Pond. I just bought a new blindfold. I can’t see myself wearing it. Another joke from Laurel: What… Read More
A pun has not really matured until it is full groan. I’ll stop at nothing to avoid using negative numbers. The about the word “queue” for a moment. It’s just a Q with a bunch of silent letter waiting in a line. It bothers me that 2021 is pronounced “2020 won.”
Ten years ago, I retired early to write books with this dream, this goal: Write books in which God is clearly present. True historical stories that use fiction to tie them together, within the culture and historical time periods that they took place. Stories that would not be filed in the Religious Book sections, but… Read More
I cut myself, so I called the doctor and asked if I could put in my own stitches.She said, “Suture self.” My grandkids are visiting. I just asked them, “Did you know that you have the right to remain silent even when you are not being arrested?” If I had a nickel for every pun… Read More
While God never changes, our praise habits appear in countless styles, as many as can be found in our traditions, situations, and individual practices. But whatever praise looks like, it has one ting in common–encouraging others to join in. Think about it. What is your initial resonse to coming into contact with something or someone… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse