What is wrong with being safe?

Miss Maudie comments to the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird, that in a town full of religious folks (people who don’t miss a church service), they arefortunate to have at least one man (Scout’s father, Atticus) that has the courage to stand up and do what is right. In a town where racism is […]

Mockingbird Monday: Lee’s Novel Reminds us that Courage is a choice

On Memorial Daywe take moments to celebratethose people who have demonstrated tremendous acts of self-sacrifice and courage. In honorof the national holiday I thought it would be good to focus on “The Parable of AtticusFinch” and meditate onthe realities ofhow courage really happens: “At this point in the novel, with the Tom Robinson trial on […]

The Story Behind publication of The Mockingbird Parables

I set out to tell the long story of finding a publisher for my first book several weeks ago with hopes that it might provide encouragement for inspiring writers, entertainment for readers of The Mockingbird Parables and enlightenment for anyone interested in the (sometimes complicated) process of publishing a book. We still aren’t certain of […]