Been working on some art, fam. Well, this one is some older art, from the summer vacation I took with my cousin, Hanna, on the western side of the state in the dunes and trees and water and beauty of Lake Michigan. Bam: Te gusta? I call her, “Our Lady of Detroit,” made originally forContinueContinue reading “Our Lady of Detroit”
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State of the Union (and me)
I had a dream a few weeks ago that I was in a car accident. In this dream, it was a very bad car accident. My car was totaled, my little silver sedan, taken away in a tow-truck. Now, not only was my car totaled, but there was a multiple-car pile-up, on the highway, andContinueContinue reading “State of the Union (and me)”
Are there rice crispy treats in heaven?
Heaven, like God, is not bound by time. My sister once nearly cried herself to sleep trying to wrap her elementary-schooled mind around the eternal nature of God and the experience scarred me, so, I don’t often try to ponder the implications of God’s everlasting presence. Besides, of course, that heaven will last forever. IContinueContinue reading “Are there rice crispy treats in heaven?”
Easy guide to making root beer
A few weeks ago the weather was real nice and I posted on Facebook about going hiking and then my frand James called me and was like, “Hey, were you being serious? I want to go hiking.” So then I was like, “Yeah, I’m serious. Let’s go.” And he was like, “Well, first I wantContinueContinue reading “Easy guide to making root beer”
Sixteen fast facts
…about my life. I broke my nose last Saturday, an accident involving someone’s elbow and the bridge of my nose at a party. I was dancing and the exuberant appendage hit me at an inopportune angle, I tasted blood, and, there you have it. I probably won’t die, and the pain has significantly lessened. TheContinueContinue reading “Sixteen fast facts”
My favorite story
I give tours of the old church where I work. This you knew. Often, because of how time works, I arrive to the front doors before my tour groups. Maybe they’ll be another five minutes. Maybe ten. Maybe they won’t show up at all (it happens sometimes). I give them fifteen minutes of leeway. InContinueContinue reading “My favorite story”
Celebrity Interview. With my mom.
Did you ever go to a hair salon or a grocery store line and things were taking a hot second longer than you expected so you turned to the glossy magazines interviewing humans you have sometimes never even heard of? Because I do that all the time. And I decided to use my platform toContinueContinue reading “Celebrity Interview. With my mom.”
Writing exercise. Not even kidding.
Reality is: I sat down maybe 45 minutes ago, but couldn’t think of what to write, so instead I followed a wormhole of Youtube for a while. Don’t judge, fam. (A) You’ve probably been there yourself and (B) I, too, deserve to unwind here and there. At least once a week. So, then I wasContinueContinue reading “Writing exercise. Not even kidding.”
Thine Opinion Requested
This is a question and a story. And an opinion. (What can I say? This is a blog). The question is mostly posed to the ladies, but, I’d be happy to hear gentleman-opinion, too, if any guy wants to jump in. The question requires pretend. And the pretend is this: there is a difficult andContinueContinue reading “Thine Opinion Requested”
The poetry of life
Once, when I was a child, I memorized (because of school) a poem about the ocean. I had never seen an ocean; I live several hundred miles inland on a giant continent. But, I learned a poem about the ocean: the way the spray flies through the air, the way the wind sings, the wayContinueContinue reading “The poetry of life”
Seashell Nell 