by Chris Maxwell | Oct 5, 2024 | Blog
My friend asked, “So, your new book is about books?” “Yes,” I said. “Each chapter title is the title of a book which impacted my life.” “I’ve looked at your bookshelves,” he said. “You have a lot of books.” My friend was correct. Many books. So many books. And those...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
I remember singing a song, repeating the line: “This is the day, This is the day.” Well, I’m not singing to you today. Just writing you. Just writing you about a book for you. On this day—the release date of a new book—“This is the day that your book comes out.”...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog
A new month. A new school year. A new friend. A new book. A new song. A new story. A new week. A new day. A new attitude. A new idea. A new prayer. That’s a lot of “news.” The last blog reflected on endings....
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog
Another month dashed to its end. Another summer hurries toward her conclusion.Time, refusing to slow, surges ahead. So these two words seem to fit: the end. The end of a season, the end of a year, the end of a story. What should we do? Choose to...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 20, 2024 | Blog
Sixty-four is the number. It is the number of years. My years. Here on planet earth, collaborating with people and places and things, I’ve lived on this traveling circle. Years ago sixty-four sounded old. Very old. Now that number feels not all that old....
