Seeking Silence in Lent
I feel in every moment that I need to be accomplishing something, even if that something is entertainment.
Beads and Ashes
We drove past house after house set high on pillars to protect from future hurricane storm surges.
The Company We Keep
Growing up is just a matter of noticing the neighbors.
The Baby Competition
“No kids, but four nieces.”
“Well, it’s different when it’s your own kids.”
The Joy of Writing
The chance that something I’ve written could be made better paralyzes me into never wanting to publish anything at all. Where’s the joy in that?
Excerpt from a Sermon on the Transfiguration
This passage is not just about presence but also about the absence that is to come. What the disciples will miss.
On Creative Droughts
It was the worst writer’s block I’ve experienced—not even like pushing a boulder up a hill but like pushing against a wall.
Siren’s Semantics
I’m pretty sure this one is McDonald’s’ fault.
I Can’t Stay Here
I became used to telling people about the bridges I burned, but that’s not quite right.
Calvin, Redacted
Nearly all sound consists of God and dew.
