The Hands That Still Build By: Lars Olson From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to respond to real-world …

When Parents Step Back, Children Pay the Price By: Chloe Papadakis From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to …

C.S. Lewis Once Wrote, “You Can Make Anything by Writing.” It’s a short line, but it carries a universe inside it. Clive Staples Lewis—better known …

A New Voice for Cedar Valley By: Teresa Nikas From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to respond to …

The Questions We Cannot Avoid By: Teresa Nikas From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to respond to real-world …

Faith and the Front Porch By: Dan Larson When the Foundations Shift, We Return to What Endures This week, our country slipped once more into …

Writers rarely ask small questions. The most common one is, “How do I get published?” The second, and often the one asked with the most …

When Tragedy Finds Us By: Chloe Papadakis From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to respond to real-world events. …

The High Cost of Low Pay By: Lars Olson From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to respond to …

The Booker Prize—one of the most prestigious literary awards in the English-speaking world—just had a year where the judges were frustrated enough to roll their …

The Price of Anger By: Caleb Mercer From the fictional town of Cedar Valley, where characters from Quiet Echo continue to respond to real-world events. …

“I believe writing is more than just telling a story—it’s about capturing the human heart in conflict with itself,” William Faulkner once reflected on his …