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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Sushi for One? (Zondervan, September 1, 2007) by CAMY TANG ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Camy Tang grew up in Hawaii, but now lives in San Jose, California, with her engineer husband and rambunctious poi-dog. A former biologist researcher, these days she is surgically attached to her computer, writing full-time. In her spare time, she is on staff with her church youth group, and she leads one of the worship teams for Sunday service. Sushi for One? (Sushi Series, Book One is her first novel. Her second, Only Uni (Sushi Series, Book Two) is due out in FebruaryRead More →

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Your job was to change my diapers, But that part ended about 25 years ago. Your job was to tell me everything to do, And make sure I did, But that part ended a decade ago. Your job was to make me into a man, Who could live independently, Solve problems, Get things taken care of on my own. And now I am. Now your job is to Enjoy my accomplishments, Take pride in what I achieve, And the part you’ve played in it. Talk to me like a man, And share wisdom with an equal. Yet, you don’t get it, Perhaps you’re confused. YourRead More →

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  To W.T.S. The drummer sits For the first time in forever. He grabs his sticks, His faithful servants And begins to strike the drum, Boom, clang, boom boom The drummer’s home In another world, another place A perfect picture Of a man in his element, Some things may have been forgotten, But nothing we’d remember As we listen to the boom of the drums And the clang of cymbals, We only see the joy of the drummer. Then at once the drummer rises, The moment passes, The drummer rises And he stands a leader, A decider of the fate of our nation. Washington leftRead More →

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Dear Andrea* My mother in-law is ruining my marriage. She made it clear from day one she didn’t approve of me and cruelly rejected my attempts to reach out and include her when my first child was born. Over time, she warmed up somewhat, but things were always a bit strained between us. Then her husband died, and she seemed to snap. Now she’s always complaining of phantom illnesses and running to the doctor, who finds nothing, but she diagnoses herself. She’s also suddenly calling my husband every day , several times a day, and uses her “ill health” to manipulate him into going toRead More →

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The kids who didn’t go back to the books last week (or earlier) will be heading back tomorrow and the corn is vanishing from the fields as the harvest comes upon us. And we’re celebrating by getting back into the swing of things again, too with the cream of the crop submitted to us over the summer. Our next edition is scheduled for October 1st, 2007. The deadline is 11:59 pm on September 29th. And my birthday is September 7th 😉 Questions should be blog posts–either on professional blogging platforms or myspace and cousins–where the author is seeking advice from their readers. Rhetorical questions answeredRead More →