Author Archives: Ann C. Averill

How to Kill a Zombie

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

I recently joined a storyteller’s circle, which as a writer, I thought would be a piece of cake. A lot of the same rules apply whether you are writing a story or telling it orally. The end has to kiss … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of Kerry

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

For as long as I can remember I’ve known I was adopted, and my birth father’s family came from Ireland. But before this week, the week we celebrate St. Patrick who brought the gospel to my ancestral homeland, there were … Continue reading →

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Possibilities

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

The Great I am, a God too big to name yet knows mine. Continue reading →

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The Eye of the Storm

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

My core identity and worth had nothing to do with where I came from, what I had, or what I achieved. Continue reading →

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The Incubator

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

I didn’t understand that unplugging the incubator meant there would be no chicks for Easter. Continue reading →

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The Taste of Kindness

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week, so here’s what God’s kindness looked like to a third grader on a snowy February day in 1960. ****************************************************************************** Some Sundays after church we drive forty-five minutes to have dinner with the Swensons at … Continue reading →

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Don’t Compete Complete

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Last February I joined an online writers group called Hope*writers. Immediately, I began listening to their interviews with publishing professionals and reading through their library on the craft of writing, and the business of publishing and marketing. Drinking from this … Continue reading →

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My Friend Gloria

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

In a world full of disease and corruption, some people shine like stars. You just know you can count on them, and what they say is the truth, THE TRUTH. ************************************************************************************** I’d like to introduce you to Gloria. To see … Continue reading →

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Share Don’t Compare

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

This week I’ve been consumed with writing my first guest post, so I figured I wouldn’t have time to write anything new here. But during my composition, my mind settled on Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but … Continue reading →

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Never Satisfied

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Linda Leary is my new best friend in third-grade. She has a dark chocolate ponytail. Mine is the same color as Sampson, my orange tabby. We share the same bus stop and every morning ride to school in the same … Continue reading →

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