Timarie Friesen
Writing, Reading, Following Jesus


 

The thickest fiction book on our shelf doubles as a heavy-paged place to press leaves and flowers. Especially during this time of year,...

A lady in my writers’ group writes poetry and narrative with brilliant imagery about her childhood growing up in Iowa. But during the...

In The Staircase of Suzy-Grace, Suzy hears a song on the radio. Here's how it fits into the story I wrote: after listening to the words,...

We hovered over our screens awaiting news of the Creek Fire in California. Maps showed its spreading and our extended family’s cabin sat...

Think of your favorite character from a book. What makes them a hero or someone to cheer on as you read? I first enjoyed reading as a...

Maybe they fill up a book someday, or maybe not. Maybe there are handfuls of words, like seeds, to share with good friends.

We took a walk at a place where the river mysteriously curves, making a sunset over the water from the Iowa side. It symbolized the end...

Recently, some young readers (friends and family) previewed my work-in-progress book. The story is about a girl growing up in a Christian...