Category: Examples

Creative Nonfiction

First Stop, Amish Farm

Feeling awkward and hesitant, I joined my husband in the middle of the Amish family’s yard. Never having an acquaintance with the Amish before, I

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Blog Entry

I’m a Wimp

I was standing at the river’s edge when she came up beside me, crouched, and splashed her face with icy water. She peeled off her

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Blog Entry

Weather Lag

Dry out the webbed feet. Be reminded of what the sun looks like. Warm up and have some fun. Winter vacations to warm places, for

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Devotional

The Name Game

Did you know that you speak an “idiolect”? You do! Every person speaks an individual version of his or her own language, called an idiolect.

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Diary Entry

Dear Diary 2013

Americans and the Number 13 Despite the unlucky digits in the name of our new year, I have hopes for 2013. Perhaps I was 13

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Examples

Chinese Fable

Once there was an older man living in the northern border of China. He owned a couple of horses but one day, one of them

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About Lori

Ever since Lori Younker was a child, she’s been captivated by her international friendships. She is mesmerized by the power of short works to inspire true understanding of the cross-cultural experience and expands her writing skills in creative nonfiction, guiding others to do the same. These days she helps others capture their life history as well as their stories of faith.