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Timarie Friesen
Writing, Reading, Following Jesus


Jan 28
My First Book Ever and How I Almost Missed It
Whether you belong to a local church or not, will you get a copy of my first book ever published?


Dec 21, 2024
Among the Bent and Unlikely
. . . among the bent and unlikely is where most stories unfold.

Nov 2, 2024
At Midpoint Reading a Novel
. . . stories illuminate the internal workings of the hidden heart, for I was moved to think, Yeah, I feel this way too.


Sep 5, 2024
Reminders I Need
so I’ve let the charm bracelet sit out a week as I wrote and reflected again—as my mom’s seventieth birthday passed and she’s not here


May 5, 2024
"Amaranth"
With seeds from the crops we gathered last year, we’ll mend the chaos the storms released here.


Mar 24, 2024
Turn and Remember
Imagine the apprehension you might feel at the Son of God gazing in your direction, making eye contact, perceiving your very thoughts.


Sep 18, 2023
Sages, Stories, and Tattoos
Stories give us room to make sense of things lost or lovely.


Jun 22, 2023
"June Pond"
You decide, yes, you can walk the path in the dark and pass the willow trees and birches that bend toward the earth with tangled branches.


Apr 3, 2023
To Bring Peace
The peaceful whoosh of a dove. She landed and gleaned scraps, like Ruth, the gleaner. Ruth, whose arrival initiated and stirred.


Feb 27, 2023
"Fine and Golden"
A toaster, a mechanic, and romance—all elements from one writing prompt, combined into a story.


Nov 10, 2022
Concrete Sidewalks, Only Yours
Dear Reader, I've been slow to write short stories, but for a reason that's been a gift. In August, I became an editor for Owl's Nest...


Sep 6, 2022
"Varied"
Green canopy blazes golden,
Bee balm colors and bends.


Jul 22, 2022
Kaleidoscope Wish
100-word fiction story I wrote for the University of Iowa Microstory Contest.


May 23, 2022
In Dappled Sunlight
Some petals catch the wind and blow to the lawn, where on the grass, a dozen wayward ferns sit, newly sprouted.


Apr 15, 2022
Elizabeth's Oasis
Would Elizabeth Clephane mind if I modernized her well-known hymn? I sat with the Scottish writer's hymn, "Beneath the Cross of Jesus,"...


Mar 26, 2022
Downtown Windows
Mainly, I wanted a glimpse of Tiffany stained glass windows inside the downtown building.


Feb 28, 2022
Portraits of the Faithful
I then consider the diverse mix of people at church who serve, and later scribble out mini vignettes to celebrate the faithful.


Jan 29, 2022
Calico Embers
Calico embers floated up and trailed the night sky like shooting stars. A grand finale, then burn-out. Poof! But some of the embers fell...


Dec 22, 2021
Stone Fruit, Stone Cottage
The village prickled at the threat of occupying German forces. Colette guessed her neighbors hid behind locked doors with curtains drawn.


Nov 19, 2021
Go On, Birdie
Most of the robins flew off soon as the ground froze.
A Collection of Short Stories and Pieces
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