By: Allison Parks
“What does Martin Luther King Jr. mean to you?”
I was in seventh grade when my English teacher asked us to respond to the prompt above.
Obviously, I knew who Martin...
By: Allison Parks
I have a Kindle Unlimited membership.
It’s a monthly membership that gives me access to hundreds of thousands of books I can read for “free.”
To make the most of...
By: Melissa Parks
Recently, I cheered on my friend as she completed a half marathon. I plopped myself into the bleachers by the finish line. I waited for her fist-pumping finale.
That’s the...
By: Allison Parks
I’m a Star Wars fan.
I’ve seen all the movies and shows (animation included). I have a personal library of Star Wars books. I’ve even bought and read a few...
By: Melissa Parks
I call it the Target Indicator: when something unique becomes commonplace, and, thus, a cliché.
It happens with shoes, for instance. About a decade ago the suburban...
By: Melissa Parks
I guess I’m a gardener now. I do that gardener thing.
Every morning, I brew my coffee, slip on my Adidas slides, and head out back to do my daily garden walk.
I poke...
By: Allison Parks
I loaned my sister a book last week.
She was in a reading slump. So, I offered her a romance novel I thought she might enjoy.
The first night she read, she told me she was...
By: Melissa Parks
Coach Eddie, my 7th-grade softball coach, is the reason I’m good at asking questions.
The spring season wrapped up, and my 16-month-older sister and I biked over with my dad...
By: Dave Goetz
Experience alone is not enough to write a successful nonfiction book.
And yet, your experience is what gives your book authenticity, authority, and the ring of truth.
These are two...
By: Melissa Parks
When my son was on his high school mock trial team, I was given a crash course on the objections in law.
To name a few, there’s “Objection!...
By: Melissa Parks
We live in a small house with a total of one closet. It’s problematic for a modern family. And especially for a self-professed clothes horse.
When we moved in, we carved out...
By: Melissa Parks
I learned an important lesson about cohesion when we bought our 1923 brick bungalow 23 years ago and I painted my hallway pineapple yellow.
The color wasn’t a problem except...
