Hardening My Heart
Trying to be a one hundred percent Christian is exhausting and impossible.
Everybody Loves WWII
It might seem strange to describe a global event that cost some eighty-five million people their lives with the same adjective that Kohl’s uses to describe underwear.
The Not-So-Great Outdoorswoman
I dislike going down hills (it’s too fast) and up them (it’s too hard), and also, biking makes my butt hurt.
Glue that Holds ‘Game of Thrones’ Together: Masculinity and Eddard Stark
The non-traditional masculinity is dependent on the traditional.
The Novice Traveler’s Guide to the Twin Cities
It’s a gem of a metropolis we keep tucked up here in the northlands.
Rage, Rage Against Calling It a Night
What I do is known as revenge bedtime procrastination.
Tell the Bees
When I bought those beautiful bee coffins at the craft-fair, I could hear the hum of things changing.
What’s in a Name?
The parsing of words is no minor squabble. It has real-world implications in terms of policy and people’s lives.
Lessons in College-Kid Hospitality
It was a relief to cut veggies or set the table and feel part of the space-making.
Retrospect
In the stage play of my life, I am always the most vivid, the most fully realized, actor.
