When Someone Close Needs an Avalanche of Hope
[This post first appeared at AnotherBrokenHallelujah.com on December 3, 2014.] hen I said “Come sit on the bed,” she just planted her legs straight like prison bars and asked why. I patted the...
4 Things We Can Do Today about Racism
"Racism is the most common sin in the world." -Rick Warren n my thirty-fifth birthday, I made the front page. "Good Samaritan injured in carjacking." Accompanying the headline were two faces drawn by a...
Waiting for Olivia
t must be recess time across the orchards at Maple Elementary, 'cuz right now, waiting for you, Olivia, sounds a lot like a mingle of children's hoops and hollers floating through the window screen. I'm...
What Happens When We Desire the Right Things
In Sweet Home Alabama, young Melanie and Jake stand on the beach under stormy skies. She asks, "Why'd you wanna marry me for, anyhow?" Jake says, "So I can kiss you anytime I want." drove ten minutes...
When the Frenzy of Fall Already Has You Woozy
o look up, you’d never know it. The wonderlands, the wide...
The Story I Hope to Tell
’m writing my first novel. There, I said it. It’s scary, this trying new things, risking failure. In public now. As I sink into my main character’s head, considering her fears, flaws, motivations,...
