Nov 15, 2022Religious Trauma is a Ticket OutIt’s been a while, but I didn’t want the day to go by without celebrating — after 5 years of writing on the internet via various platforms, I’ve self-published my first book. I began my writing journey as a xtian fundamentalist, read and wrote my way into progressivism, and just…Religious Trauma2 min readReligious Trauma2 min read
May 28, 2021Knapsack Questionsa five minute friday piece | recover Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. …Christianity1 min readChristianity1 min read
May 21, 2021May I be excused?a five minute friday piece | excuse Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. …Deconstruction2 min readDeconstruction2 min read
May 14, 2021middle stagesan open letter to you-in-the-middle | a five minute friday piece Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that…Writing Life2 min readWriting Life2 min read
Apr 23, 2021Passporta poem | five minute friday piece we hide from life’s hammers the ones that threaten then smash and leave us with broken pieces it hurts and it isn’t fair and if we could read crystal balls maybe our world wouldn’t shatter quite so much but when the heavy iron falls and the shards splinter apart we find out exactly what’s inside no place to hide anymore that latent self the one made good and beautiful with good and beautiful dreams crafted by a good and beautiful soul now has a passport to where she’s always belongedPoetry On Medium1 min readPoetry On Medium1 min read
Mar 26, 2021One Way We Savored Life in the Pandemica five minute friday piece | savor Like most words chosen at the beginning of 2020, mine seemed ironic by the year’s midpoint. savor How do you “savor” a pandemic? Loneliness? Thousands of deaths? You don’t, of course. You savor what’s found in between — the moments of joy squeezed out…Savoring1 min readSavoring1 min read
Mar 19, 2021desperate redemption// a five minute friday piece | redeem // desperate this is the word that comes to mind when I watch us so uncomfortable confronted by people’s pain so panicked by the possibility of not understanding how the pieces fit together petrified to imagine a Kingdom without walls and a King whose agenda is…Redemption1 min readRedemption1 min read
Mar 12, 2021limitation inspiration//a five minute friday piece | possible // Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles. i taste the quality of the word — texture switching from fullness to thin…Five Minute Friday2 min readFive Minute Friday2 min read
Mar 5, 2021Front Row for the Experiment//a five minute friday piece// Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles. let the world wake alive glowing with a roar felt in the bare feet of the willing…Five Minute Friday1 min readFive Minute Friday1 min read
Feb 23, 2021light the candlea poem This piece first appeared on my Instagram profile and is a response to the Day 2 prompt in the Create Anyway challenge. This 5 day challenge is hosted by The Breath and the Clay and Create Anyway. watch the flame lick down the match feel the heat on fingers sniff the wilderness inside the smoke let the flicker of the wick burn doubt to ash yes, she is here warmth spreading wide scent spiraling high shine melting shadowCandles1 min readCandles1 min read