Recent Reasons to Believe in Goodness
The sun keeps rising everyday, whether you wake early to see it or not. (Every now and then, you should wake early.)
The Tinder Boys
They looked friendly enough. Cute, too, but that probably wouldn’t be the point. I had suffered through enough bad Tinder dates to abandon all hope of swiping my way into love.
How to Compose a Sermon in 10 Super Simple Steps
1. Look up the passages you’ll be preaching on and read them.
The 42,000-Meter Flaming Bull Survival Sprint
Like Bob Costas, who only gets pulled out every two years from whatever coat closet NBC hides him in, the Olympics are full of those sports that no one really cares about until the next Olympics.
My Father’s Meadow
My father walks the meadow in the early morning.
Water and Blood
It takes two to tango. If the mosquito gets off scot-free, successful and without need of a getaway car, this robber has engorged itself with three times its weight in blood.
In Defense of Emojis
Texting without emojis is like talking with your hands behind your back. Certainly possible—but a little less dynamic.
The Incident of the Bug in the Bathroom
With all the grace of a victorious warrior princess, I gave my mortal enemy’s remains a proper burial.
Learning to Let Me Be Me
I have been letting myself down for as long as I can remember.
April 24, 2004
I, Isaac Vis. The scrawny, pale fifteen-year-old whose mom still cookie-cut his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into heart shapes. Had. Kissed. A. Girl!
