Originally Published April 2018 The library. A magical realm where everything is possible. A place of quiet where imagination is unbound. A repository of knowledge…
Author: Vibeke Hiatt
At the Ocean
Originally Published June 2018 At the age of 37, I experienced another first. A couple of weeks ago, our family went to the beach. This…
My Hallmark Obsession
Ah, Hallmark Channel, how I love thee! The movies on Hallmark and its sister-channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, are my innocent pleasures. When I need…
The Adventures of the Super Kids: Introducing Friendly Boy
Friendly Boy has been charming everyone around him since birth. The nurses who took his measurements just minutes into his life couldn’t get enough of…
The God of Miracles
Life isn’t meant to be easy. We know that. Many of us have heard it since we were children. We need to stretch and grow,…
Writing the Best Book I Have Ever Read
Originally Published October 2017 Have you ever read a book and thought, “It was good, but I wish this part had been different”? (This, of…
The Roughness of Drafts
Originally Published February 2018 When I first started writing novels, I loved the rough draft process. It was a chance to exercise creativity and imagine…
Writing Fantasy
As a teenager, I wasn’t really interested in fantasy stories. I read two or three Anne McCaffrey books in junior high because one was required…
The Adventures of Happy Boy & Sassy Girl: Puzzles
It started at Mormor’s house. Their 5-year-old cousin took some puzzles out of the toy cabinet and asked Happy Boy if he wanted to do…
Remembering Christ at Easter
Originally Published March 2018 Easter is my favorite holiday. As a girl, I loved getting an Easter dress every year, dyeing eggs with my family,…