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When God Changes the Story (and Our Hearts)

Issue #12 | April 2026 On-Your-Feet Fiction Six Years One thing I admire about Paul is his willingness to change course as God directs. That’s a mark of a serious Christian. March 21st was our six-year anniversary. This beautiful season of late-life remarriage is such a blessing to us both. One that almost didn’t happen. Paul was determined to stay alone until God called him home. Just three weeks before our first date, he told a family member he would never date or remarry. He didn’t want to...

Peace in a Fractured World—and a New Story to Share

Issue #11 | March 2026 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Hi Reader! A friend commented recently, “It must take so much discipline to write books!” I laughed. On the average day, I’m Facebook scrolling, making coffee, or just staring out the window. Anything but discipline! Some days I do actually churn out a bunch of work. But more often, I struggle with distractions and fatigue from chronic...

How Charlie Kirk's Example Impacted My Writing

Issue #10 | November 2025 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Personal News Hi Reader! As Paul and I drove to my son and daughter-in-law's home, news broke that Charlie Kirk was shot on a college campus. Horrified, we waited for news. We picked up the kids, took them to the airport, and hugged them goodbye. Leaving the airport, we learned Charlie had passed into the eternal love of God. He was...
Town in Yorkshire

Should Christian Fiction Be Dark? My work-in-progress might be too dark for Christian publishers! Plus, pictures from our trip to the UK!

Issue #9 | June 2025 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Our Trip to the UK Hi Reader! In April, Paul and I went to the UK. It was my first time back since 1986—thirty-nine years! And my first visit to my home town, Otley, since we left in 1977. When I was a child, the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales instilled in me a lifelong love of nature. The area is gorgeous: Green, rolling hills, dotted with...
Christian response to illegal immigration

Boy Oh Border! What I Learned at the U.S. Border. Plus, read the title of my work in progress!

Issue #8 | March 26, 2025 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Hi Reader! Paul and I just celebrated our fifth anniversary! We had a long-delayed reception at The Sesnon House, in Aptos. You see, we got married just as everything was shutting down because of COVID/governmental overreach. We couldn't have a reception then--just a beautiful, private wedding in a friend's garden, overlooking the...

Merry Christmas!

Issue #7 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Merry Christmas! Where is your treasure this Christmas? In A Christmas Carol, sailors celebrate Christmas on high seas. They’re far from home, in danger, and without life’s comforts. Yet they’ve lit a candle. Without the shiny trappings of the holiday, holiness is all we see. Ideally, Christmas is a beautiful, love-filled family time. The rich scents of...

Victory in Jesus

Issue #06 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Hi Reader! What is victory? Since July, Paul and I have been to Boise twice to set up a Vrbo rental, SoCal to visit my daughter, Lake Almanor for a family camping trip, New Orleans for the ACFW conference, Louisiana to visit family, and North Carolina to see Paul’s daughter and son-in-law. More trips are ahead! Whew! Five years ago, I had no idea I’d...

God's Love for Troubled California

Issue #5 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Personal News Hi Reader! Even though my family moved to California from the UK when I was twelve, I’m a fourth-generation immigrant here. Mom’s grandparents came from Italy in the early 1900s and settled in San Francisco. They lost everything in the Great Earthquake of 1906, then rebuilt from nothing. Great-Grandad Craviotto opened a grocery store in...

DISASTER! The Pure Gold of Fiction

On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Disaster! Hi Reader! Are you ready for a disaster? Intentional Legacy by David McAlvany is a financial/wealth management book, but so much more. We learn the psychology behind the “shirtsleeves-to-shirtsleeves” phenomenon, where hard-earned wealth dissipates within three or four generations. Intentional teaching and internalized values can prevent this loss....

Wonders in the Deep Is Live on Amazon!

Hi Reader! Hooray! Wonders in the Deep is now available to readers! Click here to have a look. Now available on Amazon! I can’t wait to hear what you think, so please consider leaving a review. I can learn from criticism, so don’t be shy. :D I’m always open to ideas for new projects, too. Thanks! If you were gracious enough to provide input for my research, thank you! And keep an eye out for your signed copy. I'll be sending that soon. As always, your support and encouragement mean so much....

God's Word | Real life | Contemporary Christian stories to get you on your feet when life knocks you down. | Join my list for free stories and updates on my latest novels!