The Shelf
ALCOTT: Oh gosh, well I’m just awfully glad that that we’re all here together. I do so wish we could all get along.
Kevin the Dog, Act 1
KEVIN stares at MATT with zero intention of voluntarily getting back in the crate. MATT gets small treat and tosses it in the crate. KEVIN obliges.
Of Mountains and Muses
“I’ve forgotten how to hold a prayer. If I ever really knew how… there are different ways of speaking to God, of hearing his voice.”
How to Lose Hope
I told you to stop looking at the news.
I tried. I can’t. I keep going back. Why don’t they believe survivors?
A Borrowed Credo
“I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, ’This is what I believe. Finished.’ What I believe is alive … and open to growth.” (Madeleine L’Engle)
Before, Ninth, After
“As long as you end up married, it was a success.”
A Sign From God
“Meeting you was a divine encounter. I’m living on trust, too.” Jacob grinned, as if my existence validated his life.
Parrot Talk
We speak to get outside of our own heads. I don’t think it particularly matters if you don’t always have an audience.
In Which My Sister and I Try to Talk About Things Other Than “Lost”
“I feel like I’m going to listen to this and it’s just going to be a bunch of my disgusting chewing noises.”
The Promise
But here are the deer, following the prodigal pattern. And me—well, I’ve been watching from the window for them this whole time.
