The Theory and Practice of Summer
Summer is better in theory than in practice:Watermelon days barefootin’ in the shadePole-fishing for perch in the neighbor’s pondOak-tree afternoons lost in a library book Oh, no Up before dawn to get the milk cows…
Year: 2020
Growing Again, Not Yet Blooming: Spring in the Ohio River Valley
“Lord, I’ve been trying to be understood And Lord, I’ve been trying to do as you would But each time, it gets a little harder I feel the pain But I’ll try again.” ~Big Star,…
Heralds of Spring
Snowdrops, in the midst of snow, their strength and great endurance show.As one of first heralds of Spring, they flaunt beauty and promise bring,that other flowers will appear, as season turns in bright new year.A…
The Writers Group
Rain prickles softly on a frosted conservatory roof, underpinning the murmur and laughter of friends. In a book lined room, already bursting with words, there is still space for more… life stories and poetry, theology…
Narnia: Letters from Screwtape: Episode 1 – Digory
~ by Hannah Skipper My Dear Picquet, I must say, I have been quite disturbed ever since I received your last letter. Of course, you’ve never been a particularly productive tempter, but it is something…
The Problem of Pain in a Time of Pandemic
With the rapid spread of Covid-19 shutting down a good chunk of world affairs and affecting the lives of people around the globe, the topic of God and his role in “natural evil” comes back…
The Carpenter’s Friend
I am a beast of burdennot knowing what path to take,until one day an angel came,telling me a difference I would make. Then shortly, there came a virgin.Her face was humble and faire.She looked at…
Stone Walls
There are giant stone walls that separate us.They’re six feet thick and six feet high.They form a box and close you in,on top and bottom and every side. I’m not the one who built these…
Moments at Gol: Chapter 11 – Spock
I – am. I am told that there is no one with my experience in living memory. I am told that the process I underwent, the fal-tor-pan, is so rare as to be almost unheard…