How to bury a frozen bunny

EDITOR’S NOTE: Some stories I can just publish. Some stories need a disclaimer—this is one of the latter. I’ve known David Rath (the author) and his family for a very long time. They are normal…more or less: Wife Kristie and daughter Emma are more, David...

Failure is a matter of perspective

So I started this ministry of encouragement to families and fathers, The Dad Story Project (which includes this website and a new book on Amazon) one month ago. Here’s the data so far: 1) books sold: 26, less than one a day; total earnings: $20.84 2) stories...

I see my father running

From the book: THE DAY WE BLEW UP THE CAT: And other stories from a normal childhood (here’s the Amazon link) To send in your own story, go here I’m running. It’s August and it’s the Berkshires and I’m having the time of my life thinking only of jumping into...

Heartbreak and victory

I received a submission a few days ago from a woman who opened by writing, “I don’t think you will be able to publish this story because it is not a feel-good story.” And she was right; I am not able to publish her story as she wrote it, because the...

God helps a man cherish his handicapped daughter

I just uploaded Ken Blackmer’s second story on the Author Blog. It tells of how God turned a father’s heart and helped him see and cherish his handicapped daughter. What a joy and a wonder an encouragement it is to watch God at work in the lives of men....