God’s People?
Your insides are looking at their outsides.
by Alex Westenbroek | Jul 23, 2021 | 4 comments
Your insides are looking at their outsides.
by Alex Westenbroek | Jun 23, 2021 | 1 comment
Sure, Mythic Greeks/Steampunks is a potent combo, but come on, Bear Cavalry/Penguins? That’s hilarious.
by Alex Westenbroek | May 23, 2021 | 2 comments
It’s a gem of a metropolis we keep tucked up here in the northlands.
by Alex Westenbroek | Apr 23, 2021 | 5 comments
Alcohol makes for an effective shell to hide in.
by Alex Westenbroek | Mar 23, 2021 | 2 comments
What if we made monsters into adorable magic pets?
by Alex Westenbroek | Feb 23, 2021 | 5 comments
Yes, it’s objectively weird. But I think there’s something to it.
by Alex Westenbroek | Jan 23, 2021 | 5 comments
In the silence of isolation, the noise has never been louder.
by Alex Westenbroek | Dec 23, 2020 | 1 comment
I approach list-making not as a critic, but simply as a fan trying to dig deeply and methodically into something I love.
by Alex Westenbroek | Nov 23, 2020 | 4 comments
Maybe it’s an overindulgence in fantasy that makes all jewelry feel slightly magic.
by Alex Westenbroek | Oct 23, 2020 | 5 comments
Don’t cause someone else harm. That sounds like a really good place to start.
by Alex Westenbroek | Sep 23, 2020 | 5 comments
I think I had a couple of good English teachers early on, and I liked reading books, so I decided I must be an English person, and there you have it.
by Alex Westenbroek | Aug 23, 2020 | 5 comments
I would sometimes, alone, take out all of the pieces, marvel at the details of the board and plastic gizmos, and read through the rules like a sacred text.
by Alex Westenbroek | Jul 23, 2020 | 1 comment
Technically my third home, but my memories begin here.
by Alex Westenbroek | Jun 23, 2020 | 1 comment
Since I started working with kids, I’ve also re-discovered a love of picture books.
by Alex Westenbroek | May 23, 2020 | 5 comments
I think for me words and voice have always been a form of presence.
by Alex Westenbroek | Apr 23, 2020 | 1 comment
Your senses never lie. If this feels hard, then it’s hard. It is for all of us.
by Alex Westenbroek | Mar 23, 2020 | 3 comments
If language has a glue, it’s social interaction.
by Alex Westenbroek | Feb 23, 2020 | 2 comments
It was, in a funny way, my version of Billy Collins’ lanyard. The gift missed the mark.
by Alex Westenbroek | Jan 23, 2020 | 3 comments
People have been singing to each other since approximately Forever B.C.E., and I think there’s a reason.
by Alex Westenbroek | Nov 23, 2019 | 1 comment
Then he gave me a straw and told me to taste it. He drew a line with his finger up the side of his cheek, towards his ear.
by Alex Westenbroek | Sep 23, 2019 | 1 comment
“When sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow.”
by Alex Westenbroek | Aug 23, 2019 | 0 comments
Clark and Tessie came immediately to the back screen door, already vocalizing their hunger. No Lewis.
by Alex Westenbroek | May 30, 2019 | 0 comments
Even on a bad day, we can practice building something beautiful.