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Intersection Column | No Two Stories Are Alike
by Lynette Eason Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds...

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Jan 8, 20244 min read


Intersection Column | We Are Not Alone
by Pepper Basham Historical murder mystery romantic comedy? Yeah, that’s a lot of words to describe my Freddie and Grace Mystery series,...

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Dec 18, 20235 min read


What Was Found in the Forest
by Holly Marie I had waited ten months for this. Until now, I hadn’t felt ready. And even though I knew the time had come, I still found...

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Dec 7, 20233 min read


Intersection Column | Treasured Pets and the Connection of Story
by Misty M. Beller If you’ve ever had a pet, you know they can be far more than just animals that share our space. Pets become cherished...

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Nov 27, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Smugglers of Hope
by Amanda Barratt In the autumn of 1940, a year after Hitler’s troops invaded Poland, the Nazi occupiers decreed the establishment of a...

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Nov 20, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | The Bone Wars
by Kimberley Woodhouse A few years ago, I asked my readers on my Facebook page what they’d like to see next from me in my...

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Nov 13, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | When Children’s Hearts Mend
by Cheryl Grey Bostrom I know this: When adult family members sink or break, their children often bear the brunt of heartache. Then, as...

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Oct 30, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Wisdom Belongs to the Aged
by Elizabeth Goddard I grew up in a small East Texas town, surrounded by a big loving Christian family that included my grandparents on...

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Oct 23, 20235 min read


Intersection Column | The Importance of Family
by Irene Hannon A couple of years ago, I received a letter from a reader that startled me. She said I must have been raised in a very bad...

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Oct 16, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Forecasting the Unpredictable
by Suzanne Woods Fisher Don’t you love it when experts get it wrong? I do. Last summer, weather forecasters predicted that California...

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Oct 9, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | The Impact of Neighbors
by Holly Varni I admit I completely fall into the cliché of “Every book is an autobiography, fiction or not.” When story lines and...

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Sep 25, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Forever Changed
by Tamera Alexander The stories that have lived inside me the longest are often the most difficult to write, and A Million Little Choices...

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Sep 18, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Princess?
by Melody Carlson Although the idea of discovering one’s related to royalty might be intriguing and interesting, I’d be completely...

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Sep 11, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | A Season of Both
by Mollie Rushmeyer In 2004, I did something no one who knew introverted me could’ve ever expected—I signed up to attend a summer-long...

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Aug 28, 20235 min read


Intersection Column | A Little Bee Told Me…
by Amanda Cox I can’t recall the moment that I first became enchanted by honeybees. I’m sure it had something to do with watching the...

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Aug 21, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | A Story Fell from My Family Tree
by Valerie Fraser Luesse When readers ask how I became a storyteller, I often credit the old black-and-white Magnavox TV that anchored a...

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Aug 14, 20235 min read


Intersection Column | The Unexpected Summer
by Rachel Hauck Every summer, the cousins on my mom’s side gather for four days in eastern Tennessee. We laugh, take walks and naps,...

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Jul 31, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Lifting the Veil
by Cindy Morgan They say the first rule of writing is to write what you know. Though fiction is a creation of untrue events, I believe...

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Jul 24, 20234 min read


Intersection Column | Kindred Spirits
by Cathy Gohlke Growing up, my family moved too often. Meeting new people and establishing friendships was hard for this introvert, and...

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Jul 17, 20235 min read


Intersection Column | Stories from My Youth
by Susie Finkbeiner A couple of years ago, I walked to the neighborhood park with my kids. It was a sunny day, just right for spending...

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Jul 10, 20234 min read
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