Lucinda Pyatt

A brief history of the holiday and comparison of workers then and now.

A short story about incest and a mentally challenged woman.

Defying other's definition of who we are supposed to be.

Descriptions of the father I wish I'd had.

A story of the leper healed by Jesus.

No matter how bleak things may seem, there is always hope for a miracle.

Seeing the humanness of Jesus makes His sacrifices more meaningful.

A young wife and mother struggles with the temptation of romance with another man.

This is an explanation of the types of sex offenders, how they vary by victim choices, by dynamics of offending and by their amenability to treatment to prevent re-offending.

A mother defines herself.

Quiet. I've been thinking about silence lately. It all began with the July issue of "Ode Magazine" on silence. And I realized that what I really need is more silence, of which the "modern" world seems to have a shortage.

A coffeemaker is the mechanism that starts millions of Americans every morning. This simple appliance may be the prime motivator of the American nation.

A young woman with mental retardation, pregnant with her father's child, struggles to understand what is happening to her. This story of incest through the child-mind viewpoint of Donna Mae, the principle character.

Moving as a metaphor for life.

Growing up with threats of "The Boogie Man" aren't enough to keep children safe. Here is an overview of the modern "Boogie Man" from the perspective of a retired sex offender therapist.