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Join the Launch Team for Fierce and Faithful! (opens the original)
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We’re just about a month away from the release of Fierce and Faithful: 25 Women of the Bible Who Dared to Trust God. This week Nijay Gupta and I are opening up our launch team for those who want early access to the book and are excited to spread the word about it. Fierce & Faithful is a Bible storybook for kids ages 8-12 about notable women of the Bible. It’s a nerdy book, with maps, sidebars, a glossary, and special sections about life in Old Testament times and life in New Testament times. We
Writing as Seeing (opens the original)
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I was late to the party, being the sort of person who saves fiction for school breaks, lest it pull me out to sea. (Once a story grabs me, I find it hard to stop reading.)Finally the peer pressure got to me. All the cool kids, it seemed, were reading Wendell Berry. And so I made my first visit to Port William scarcely two years ago. I made it to Tinker Creek a handful of years before that. You could call me a late bloomer.I live in the largest metro area in America. My county has the highest pop
Oma’s Feet (opens the original)
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My Dutch Grandmother (“Oma”) would have been 106 years old today. I’m caring for my father now, her son, but it was not that long ago that I was clipping her toenails and thinking of all the places her feet had been. Dad and I just re-watched her memorial service from 2014. In it I shared this poem I wrote before she died. It seemed appropriate to share it again today in honor of her birthday.Life together is short and precious. Cherish it while you can!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-im
My Reverse CV (opens the original)
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I published an earlier version of this post on my old blog in 2021. Now, five years later, I have more to add. Inspired by my friend Nijay Gupta’s recent list, I thought I’d refresh mine for SubstackThe Open Book with Carmen Joy Imes is a free publication. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.<input class="button primary" type="submit" value="Subscr
Best Summer Books (opens the original)
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Best Books of SummerSummers are for reading, right? Reading was consistently my favorite part of childhood summers. As an adult, I love the additional “wiggle room” in my schedule that allows me to read more broadly. This summer I dabbled in everything from fiction to forestry and from middle grade novels to Bible commentaries. Toni Morrison, Chaim Potok, and more. My favorite novel of the summer was <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Theo-Golden-Novel-Allen-Levi/dp/1668236516/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P4FU
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