I Cracked the Grandma Code with Chocolate and Rice Balls
When at first someone politely declines your chocolate or tea, try, try again—but sneakier.
Grief and Gratitude
For a year, I’ve kept my phone with me at all times (and even started sleeping with it under my pillow) so that I wouldn’t miss this call.
My Complicated History with Mice
I would be lying if I said I hadn’t been hoping that Cora, the mousetrap queen, would be able to take care of this.
The Morning Glare
Do you feel it? It’s blinding.
Echoes and Afterimages
I wish I didn’t have to wait months at a time to see Hannah. I wish I could have been there to congratulate Katherine on the baby. I wish I could be in two places at once: my church and house church with Luke and Lauren.
Thank You, Creston Church
Faithful for a hundred years, faithful to me, faithful beyond me.
A Meandering Spirit
It was a relief to set aside my to-do list to just be.
Confession of a Slighted Author
I saw all that blank space the first time and went, “Where the hell are the rest of my words?”
Confessions of a Wannabe Activist
I asked my boyfriend, “Are we bad protestors?”
The Concession Conundrum
But what this anecdote reveals to me upon reflection is not the gleeful victory of one consumer against the upcharging corporate hegemon nor a testament to my sleight of hand.
