by Kelli Hennessey I have always been heavy. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t extremely aware of the limits of my body. I have always known exactly where my physical self begins and ends like the outlines of a drawing in a coloring book. In third or fourth grade, I remember being teased: an … Continue reading The Body, Revisited
by Amanda C. R. Clark, Ph.D. In the Sant’Ignazio di Loyola church in Rome, entire walls are wreathed with relics in a macabre tapestry. Stretching high is a mosaic of skulls and bones, gold leaf, and red felt, offering a commentary on mortality and a reminder that the Church is, as Tertullian said, “built on … Continue reading Sacred Bones & Golden Arms: The Art of Christian Spirituality
by Ryan (Flyn) Stevens I was little, very little, when Naked Boy came into being. He had no alter ego, because I was too young to understand what that was. He was by all means super, and his powers were unmatched. As Naked Boy, I would fly across the house, cheeks gleaming like the moon, … Continue reading Naked Boy & Other Superheroes
by Judith Shadford My response to running water is instinctive, right up there with my response to Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Charles Villiers Stanford, Harry Potter, David Tennant. You get the idea. But since water is one of the four elements, I’m thinking about water. Water and time. A couple years ago during a road trip to … Continue reading Running Water
by Maggie Montague Shalom was how my grandfather greeted us as my family was ushered through the door of his 300 square foot apartment in downtown Los Angeles. The air was thick with year-round heat locked in by pasted down windows and tasted of stale books. The word felt funny on my tongue as I … Continue reading Whose Word Is “Shalom”?
by Katie Cunningham Left, left The plans are to meet at the Bon Odori at 2:00. This is a soft time: when your uncle set it, he actually didn’t mean it. Get there at 2:00 means leave the house at 2:00. That’s what all the cool kids do. The Bon Odori’s at a … Continue reading How To Dance The Tanko Bushi
by Mackenna Kuehl Instructions: Remember to set your alarm for 6:15 am, the exact time when you need to go and wake your mother up. Make sure mom sets her vibrating alarm as well, just in case your alarm doesn’t go off. Kiss mom and brother goodnight, then get in bed. Lie awake for about … Continue reading An Excerpt From “Deaf Speak”
by the Rev. Martin Elfert The scar runs up my forehead, starting just above my right eyebrow. Perhaps half an inch wide at the bottom, it narrows out to a thin line as it rises higher. If you were to look upon the scar in extreme close up, maybe in one of those “what is … Continue reading On Scars and Their Stories
by Jenny Brown For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that … Continue reading Love At First Sight
by Katherine Karr-Cornejo When I mention to people that I'm assigning a science fiction novel to read in a course I'll be teaching soon, I get varied responses, though many of them are somewhat confused. Why would I, a professor of Latin American literature, be assigning an English-language science fiction novel written by a woman … Continue reading Speculative Fiction & The Search For A Better World
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