- Bare; Barely; Barren A few days ago, my friend Dan asked when I was going to write my book. (I appreciate that Dan asks me this almost every time I talk to him, especially because his own book has been such a smash-hit.) My answer was three-fold: 1. I laughed. I laughed nervously as one laughs when hearing […]
- Such Great Heights; Proceso Cruzado || Cross-Processed Let’s talk about writing, shall we? The time was autumn 2006, and I was packing up my bags after living in Portugal for a handful of years. As part of my cultural re-adjustment to America, I started a Blogspot. Writing on the blogger helped me process life, and started to help develop my writerly voice. […]
- Semi-colons I have been tutoring a bit more than normal these days, among other things. Today I had the joy of explaining how to use a semi-colon appropriately to my brilliant South Korean student. I discovered today that hidden within the proper usage of our dear semi-colon is a metaphor for romantic relationships. Who knew punctuation […]
- My Thoughts on God’s Sovereignty Tyler Braun is hosting an extended Blog Series on God’s Sovereignty at his above-average blog: Man of Depravity. I was most terrifically honoured to be counted among the list of folks he asked to contribute. My piece was posted today. Feel free to agree or disagree with me about God and his Sovereignty, but interact […]
- Request I would like to dance now, dear. I would like to sway with you and still (stay Still, now) in the silence; we meet here. Do not take me from this place- When the pulse of practicality Beats as a drum in our ears. I would like ferocious laughter, dear. I would like belly-shaking laughter- […]
- (It won’t be long, now. I know.) And you arrive, quietly, in the guise of sonnets in little books, in the comforting looks of friends in my dreams at night. Please do not pass me by, oh, I will be the dust waiting in the crevice of the ancient rock. Come, gentle wind, or violent storm– while my heart informs mind that […]
- What I’ve Been Working On If you would like to know what I’ve been working on, here is one thing. I recently finished a project for my class on Ministering to Street Children, and I got the wild idea to submit it as a blog-article, rather than just a boring paper (with an extra-large title…) “Listening to the Marginalized Voices […]
- Cellophane-Wrapped Tongues I want to be more honest. Not just on this blog, but in real-time, too. I like to think I’m awfully honest. But, lately I feel like I’ve put bars in front of my words. Maybe it’s because I’m living in such transition. Or maybe because I’m an approval-suck. It’s both/and, I’m sure. A few […]
- Musing in Bawlmer Greetings from Baltimore. A.K.A. “The Greatest City in America,” and, even more hysterical (considering the literacy rate), “The City that Reads.” I love Baltimore. She is the rough, sassy, audacious younger sister to Washington, D.C, just forty minutes up highway 95. I always loved inventing the rivalry between these two close cities. I’m still a […]