Tag: non-fiction

Having Faith Under Fire: Part II

Matt Talford

In this, the conclusion of a two-part monologue, author Matt D. Talford discusses the vital element critical to overcoming any challenge. Part Two of Two-Part Video Monologue (This video was originally recorded in January, 2018.  For more information on the book or to purchase, visit www.mdtalford.com/ff2f)   Matt D. Talford is a writer, narrator, and the author of “From Fear to Faith: A Survivor’s Story”  – a memoir about overcoming a rare form of what he calls “the C-word.”  The book is currently available in paperback on this website—click the…

Having Faith Under Fire: Part I

Matt Talford

What does it mean to have courage under fire?  In the following monologue, author Matt D. Talford delves into the topic, finding it increasingly challenging as he reminisces. Part One of a Two-Part Video Monologue (This video was originally recorded in January, 2018.  Part II will be available on Thursday, 10/25/2018.  For more information on the book or to purchase, visit www.mdtalford.com/ff2f)     Matt D. Talford is a writer, narrator, and the author of “From Fear to Faith: A Survivor’s Story”  – a memoir about overcoming a rare form…

Seeing Really Is Believing!

Matt Talford

I think we’ve all heard the phrase, “seeing is believing” enough to consider it cliché; but there’s a reason that phrase has been around for nearly four centuries (if not longer).  In its original sense, I think the message was, “I won’t believe it until I see it,” and certainly most of us have said or thought that a time or two.  But alas, there is another application of that classic idiom. Seeing someone else achieve what was once considered to be extremely difficult (if not impossible) can lead one…