Lambing Season
Like wearing florals, writing about new life for spring is groundbreaking.
John Donne on Donald Trump
I pray, I type, I read, I write more ands.
On Being a Good Tenant
I care a lot about things like that. I want people to remember good things about me.
A Cross Section of My Twitter Likes
Oftentimes when I go looking for spiritual poetry outside of Mary Oliver, I can’t find anything beyond super sanitized Christian verses.
Excerpts from My Quarantine Cooking Diaries
Today, I cooked to affirm my belonging.
Mississippi Dog
At that moment, Cline walked up and said, in his miraculously gentle drawl, “You can take her home if you want to.”
Consistency
I’m angry that saying “Don’t tell me what to do” is more American than saying “Tell me how to help.”
The World in Pieces, We Are Planting Trees
I feel caught up in a collective urge to tend things.
Unfairness
I am naturally impatient, so I went straight to the climax (chapters 38 to 42) because I needed answers.
The Megasaw
It’s hard to hear the voice inside my own head over the roar of the megasaw, much less the whisper of the earth.
