by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 15, 2014 | Good Books, Wisdom
“I’ll walk you to the door, Miss.” I didn’t know whether to thank my AT&T salesman or laugh in his face. So I did a little of both. “I haven’t been called ‘miss’ for about 40 years,” I said with a girlish...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 28, 2014 | Good Books
Don’t you just love a good story? I know I do. The stack of books (fiction and otherwise) by my favorite chair, on the desk, at my bedside, lining my bookshelves and residing in my Kindle attest to my love of story. Want me to remember something? Narrate it,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 1, 2014 | Good Books
I’ve had women on my mind lately. Maybe it’s the season. Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we have a special event planned for the ladies at our church this weekend. Or maybe it’s life…… my little sister turns 60 in a...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 11, 2014 | Faith, Good Books
I call the biennial Festival of Faith and Writing my “guilty pleasure.” What could be better than spending three days surrounded by people who love to read, have a passion to write and like nothing more than talking about both? My fifth Festival experience...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 10, 2013 | Family, Good Books
About determination….. “Stop fighting the current of your life and struggling to be somewhere else. You are exactly where you need to be. This is your (writing) life. There is no other like it.” Sage Cohen, The Productive Writer Our family is...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 13, 2013 | Faith, Family, Good Books
(This one is for you, Uncle Jerry.) Indiana summers are unpredictable. One year, a drought. The next, a deluge. Life is kind of like that, too. Sometimes, we feel as if we’re in a desert. At other times, storms rage around us and we fear we may be drowning. But...