by Laura Reber Her prophecy seemed a bit dramatic, but I noted it in my journal anyway, as Lord knows I needed some help with my seemingly endless transitions. I left the counselor’s office anticipating the rush of a new adventure and getting out on the road. I had just completed my year off from … Continue reading Solvitur Ambulando
by Karissa Knox Sorrell I live in a world where people pitch tents all time. I see them in their tents every day on Facebook, blogs, and Twitter. They stake their claim on a spot of land and defend it vigorously. Sometimes I put up a tent, too, on top of a tall soapbox from … Continue reading A Tent in the Wilderness
by Shannon McKee I'm not sure when it was that I stopped dancing. Not with a company or with a performance group or in clubs, but just dancing--in the kitchen on a cool evening, in my polyester nightgown, moving to Whitney Houston. I know why I stopped, though. It likely had something to do with … Continue reading Dancing For Joy
by Morgan C. Feddes church \‘chərch\ n. 1 : a building for public and especially Christian worship 2 : the clergy or officialdom of a religious body 3 often capitalized : a body or organization of religious believers -- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus … Continue reading To Build A Church
by Polly Hollar Pauley On my son’s seventh birthday this summer, we breakfasted out, per his request, and then spent five hours at a local vineyard enjoying music, feasting, and visiting while we celebrated our dear friends’ wedding anniversary. We were surprised when the entire crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to our son. I watched him … Continue reading On His Seventh Birthday
by T. J. Pancake I took freshman-year health class as a sophomore in high school. It’s mostly about sex, which you would think 15-year-olds would love, except that it’s all in this maximally-awkward, birds-and-the-bees kind of way. It is, essentially, the worst. My teacher was one of those overly peppy, athletic health-nuts. For part of … Continue reading Being Born Again
by Kathryn Smith Beneath my patio, a silent upheaval. Silent to me, though the ants hear it in their own way, a vibration humming their legs, a pheromone alert in their antennae. The signals they give are clear: The colony has outgrown itself. A colony cannot serve two queens. The colony must divide. They … Continue reading Learning From the Ants
by Karissa Knox Sorrell I walked down to the church kitchen to make a cup of instant coffee, piling in sugar and chalky powdered cream. I looked at the clock above the microwave: 2:38 AM. When I got back up to the Sunday School room, the voices had become louder – whether an increase in … Continue reading Prayer is a Thing With Wings
by Patricia Bruininks On my right shoulder blade. At the Missing Piece studio. These are two answers to the question, “Where did you get it?”, which is often asked after someone learns that I have a tattoo. The word ubuntu surrounded by three flowers shaded with orange … Continue reading Writer’s Ink: Ubuntu
by Katherine Karr-Cornejo Every four years I’m drawn back in to something that I love that makes me feel ecstatic and heartbroken. There's an emotional whiplash that, thankfully, I don’t have to suffer alone. I’m speaking, of course, about the FIFA World Cup™. For some reason, people don’t expect someone like me to follow … Continue reading Quadrennial Secular Religion
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