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You can buy my book!

Published March 22, 2024 by Malia

This one.  Right here.  In case you’re interested, here are just a few of the places it’s available.

Signed Copies

–Ko-Fi This ships directly from me.

–Sower Books Sower Books is the bookstore owned by my wonderful friend, Tory.  Her business is currently only online, but she’s working toward getting a physical store opened in Lincoln, NE later this year.

Paperback & E-book copies

–Amazon: Paperback & Kindle

–Barnes & Noble: Paperback & Nook

–Thriftbooks: Paperback

–Walmart: Paperback

I don’t have many reviews yet, but here’s the reviews currently on Goodreads.

I know that this book isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but I hope that you’ll enjoy it!

It’s okay to be scared.

Published February 10, 2024 by Malia

The other night Tom asked me what I would do if I wasn’t afraid.  To be honest, I can’t imagine existing without having a certain level of fear.  Fear and anxiety have been a large part of my life for as long as I can remember. 

I’m scared about my book.  I’m not scared that some people won’t like it.  I fully expect that some or even a lot of people won’t like it.  There is not a single book that every single person likes.  That’s just a fact. 

And that’s okay.

While I would love for my novel to be the shit, I am terrified that it is just shit.

And, even though, a few people have read it and responded positively, they’re also people that know me personally.  I fear that knowing me has caused them to read the book with kind eyes.

I am under no misguided belief that I’m a spectacular writer.  I’m average, at best. 

And that’s okay.

I love writing, and I have vastly improved over the last two years.  The book is the best thing I’ve ever written.  I finished it.  I am so incredibly proud of myself for that. 

While I can’t imagine living without fear, I am learning quite a bit about being afraid and still doing the thing (pretty sure that’s a paraphrase of something Neil Gaiman said).  If I gave into all my fear and anxiety right now, I’d pull the book.  I wouldn’t put it out into the world next week. 

I’m scared and I’m still gonna do the thing. 

I’ve been busy

Published April 21, 2023 by Malia

It’s been a wild few months. Here are the three major things that have happened since I last updated.

  1. I became a regular live news reader at the place I volunteer. So now I read books and the news. It’s great fun! And if you or someone you know have vision issues that makes reading more difficult, check this place out: rtbs.org.
  2. I wrote a book. It’s not ready to be published yet, seeing as I only have a completed first draft. I will update when it’s ready to be published!
  3. You’ll notice there’s a new page on here entitled The First Page. That’s my podcast! It began airing this week and I’m very excited about it! I also now realize why podcasts frequently have staff. It’s a ton of work, but it’s definitely worth it!

I think that’s about it for right now.

Where’s My Weekend?

Published March 7, 2013 by Malia

It’s that time of year again.  “Weekend to Remember” time again.

Let me explain.

Every year, for approximately a month, my church will bring up “Weekend to Remember,” reminding all the married couples that this is something they should look into going to.  Best as I understand it, it’s a weekend where a married couple gets together with other married couples to learn about being married, and to spend quality one on one time with each other remembering why they got married in the first place.  With some couples, this seems like a good idea, but I’m thinking that there are probably some couples out there who’d much rather not remember why they got married, and if they do remember it’s going to cause more strife than lovey-dovey-ness.  What do I know, though?  I’m not married, so I can’t really offer any true judgement or expert opinion on these sorts of things.

This has gotten me to thinking.  There really isn’t much available to Christian singles.  Why is it that married couples have so many resources and weekends and classes available to them, but singles are pretty much left on their own?  Are we considered less in need of help and support, simply because we have sole control over the remote?

On top of that, I decided to try Googling resources available to single Christians, and it’s amazing how many dating sites came up for me.  When I tried looking for support, the pages I found mostly looked cheesy and archaic, and were filled with ads for dating sites.  Plus, I’ve yet to encounter a book for single Christians that isn’t focused on dating/courting.  Don’t misunderstand me, all these things are good and have a purpose, but where is the support system?  I want guidance on how to exist as a single person in the day to day world.  I want to be encouraged that I’m just as valuable a human being without a man as I would be with one.

I’m not really sure where I’m going with this train of thought (I know, I know, great thing to admit on something being published to be read by the general public), so maybe I just need time to process this.