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 Luther King Jr...

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 my membership, I ...

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 thing. W...

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 comics.

You may not bel...

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 mom’s Pinterest...

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 around to se...

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 skimmin...

By: Melissa Parks

Coach Eddie, my 7^th-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 to Coa...

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 d...

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! Argumentative.” “Objection! Lack of fo...

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 a smal...

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 its Mi...