Author Archives: Kit and Drew Coons

I recently started reading a biography of Scotsman David Livingston (pictured) an early missionary and African explorer during 1840-1873. I didn’t finish and won’t recommend that book. The cruelty of slave traders described in Livingston’s journals will be difficult for … Continue reading →

Kit and I feel like a beagle in a field full of rabbits. We chase after multiple good and fun things. Consequently, we have neglected our best work. Our biblical book Better Together is the result of twenty years of … Continue reading →

Last week America’s FIFA World Cup soccer team played in Seattle and defeated Australia 2-0. The crowds and excitement exceeded Seattle’s run through the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl title last winter. I learned to play soccer while living in … Continue reading →

Last year Kit and I sold 2,005 of our novels at craft fairs, Christmas shows, and farmer’s markets. It’s a lot of fun and we meet interesting people. MANY readers come back to thank us. A man who had sponsored … Continue reading →

In 2015, I wrote a humorous short story The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything. A young man, effectively a human AI, discovers that facts are not the same as wisdom. The 3,000 word story got wonderful reviews from periodical … Continue reading →

My parents were quietly reading in their favorite chairs when I, their nine-year-old son, approached with a question. “May I start a vegetable garden in the backyard?” They looked at each other in wonder. Neither one of them had any … Continue reading →

Writing memoirs is very popular these days. Kit and I believe this would be a wonderful gift to your descendants. And the project would stimulate you to re-enjoy your life through memories. The picture is Kit and Drew about forty-four … Continue reading →

Like millions of others, I’ve been watching and capturing pictures from the live 24-hour Big Bear Bald Eagle Cam in California. I had planned to blog on it this weekend. Then USA reported the eagles on their front page weekend … Continue reading →

In the 1800’s, an extended family in Appalachia—known  as the “Blue people of Kentucky”—had some members with distinctly blue skin. A recessive gene gave them deficiency of the enzyme diaphorase resulting in lower levels of oxygen in red blood cells. … Continue reading →