09/30/2025
Hi FB family:
As many of you know, I wrote a column titled "Ponderings" for the Dorchester Banner which I submitted for one year for (four complete seasons) within the 16 years my residence was on the banks of the Galestown Millpond in Galestown, MD.
The column was published under the editorship of Logan Anderson. He helped fuel my courage to write creative nonfiction. I had plenty of experience as a technical writer, but my heart had always been yearning to write creatively about both human and animal nature. The millpond gave me plenty of story ideas as I observed the daily antics of wildlife (including the human kind) around the pond, plus reflected upon the pond life experienced as a child growing up near the Wye Mills Mill Pond.
Over the years I tried to sum up the confidence to finalize the book, but life kept placing speed bumps in my path, including two strokes, a heart attack, the loss of my parents, plus the recent death of my best friend. I think these events were God’s way of reminding me of the gifts He bestows on each of us, despite our challenges. Perhaps I was taking these gifts for granted.
While convalescing over the summer from illness and often when my mood was at the lowest, a key phrase kept coming to mind. This phrase was often recited by one of my trusted mentors (Dee Lyon), while I worked at Bethany House years ago. She had a poster in her office saying “God don’t make no junk!” It is a simple phrase, but so very powerful. So with the help of God, my mentors, editor Logan, many friends, my parents ( before they passed) and my Facebook family, who read and commented on stories I occasionally posted, my book, titled “Millpond Moments” is about to be published cuz God don’t make no junk! This was also very evident to me during my millpond observations.
For this early phase of publishing, I need your trusted help choosing the best cover design prepared by Prestige Authors using my millpond photos. The final sunrise cover was one I created years ago, but i have no attachment to it. The covers are shown below. Just let me know which one resonates for you as your opinion is very important to me. Thank you for your wise insight and feel free to share.
