Sister Minnie Chance just killed a man—an act that challenges the faith on which she’s built her life. The police, believing Minnie acted in self-defense, allow her to escape the Sister Slayer—Death by Baseball headlines to be with her sick father in Florida, but before she’s been there twenty-four hours, her father’s secrets begin to explode everywhere, and she’s forced to … [Read more...] about DANGEROUS HABIT by Cynthia Rogan
It Ain’t Just a River in Egypt
Several years ago, I wrote a short story called “One Last Time” about a young woman who couldn’t seem to stop lying. Whenever she lied, she promised herself it would be the last time—that she would always tell the truth going forward. But if someone asked her a question, she couldn’t seem to resist the urge to fabricate a life she wished was really hers using a story she made … [Read more...] about It Ain’t Just a River in Egypt
Trusting Your Instincts
Have you ever let fear keep you from doing something? If that something is physically dangerous, then fear might be the first step toward your survival. But what if the something you’re afraid of can’t physically hurt you? What if the fear of it holds you back—keeps you from moving forward or enjoying life to its fullest? Shortly after I started my first novel, I saw an ad … [Read more...] about Trusting Your Instincts
When the Time is Right
I love spring. Especially after a cold winter. It’s not so much the milder temperatures. It’s the birth—the rebirth. The trees—their leaves turned brown and fell off. So they spent the fall and winter having nothing to clothe them and keep them warm except the memory of the sun and the leaves. The flowers went to seed, fell off their stalks. Some of them will … [Read more...] about When the Time is Right
Why Did They Do That?
Like many of us, I was a shy kid. It was hard for me to make friends. I know now—I was just an introvert trying to build one-to-one relationships in a world of group settings. We didn’t talk about “feelings” in my family, so I had to figure my own way around it. One day I realized that if I changed my perspective, I could be much more comfortable in … [Read more...] about Why Did They Do That?