The blog has a new name and a new focus. As I transition from ministry to special education teaching, I’m centering this space on my writing and creative projects, while continuing my commitment to disability advocacy. I’m also sharing details about my new short story collection, Twelve Impossible Tales for Cozy Nights, a whimsical and gently uncanny work currently in progress.
Introduction:This is our second winter in our new home. I have lived in many places throughout D.C. and Pennsylvania, but this area gets the most snow I have ever seen. We are in a very isolated and picturesque town in the Poconos mountains. It's so snowy here that the neighboring town of Honesdale is the…
Introduction: My New Year's Resolution has been to write more. I'm hoping to finish a novel this year -- I've never completed a lengthy work of fiction before. But when I sit down to write, I keep ending up with poems. Instead of fighting it, I'm giving thanks that God has given me any words…
A poem for New Year’s Eve. My New Year’s Resolution for 2025 is to write more— whether it’s poems, lesson plans, prayers or liturgies, I’m determined to make time to write in 2025.
It is always a joy and a thrill to have a poem accepted by a literary magazine. My poem, "What They Said When Io Ran," was published by the Amethyst Review: New Writing Engaging with the Sacred. The Amethyst Review is one of my favorite literary magazines because it focuses on work that specifically explores…
Did no one tell you you were beautiful? Let me tell you every day. Come to me, my darling, Let me wipe your tears away. When the road is weary And you just don't feel as strong Come to me, my darling, Let me hold you in my song. When your bones are…
I've never loved so deeply I've never feared so strong I swear to you, my darling I'll love you my whole life long. I've never known such mourning. I've never feared such pain Wait for me, my darling, 'Til I see you again. I've never known such rapture I've never known this desire…
Poem: A Moribundity for Flowers "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!" -Traditional Carol He thinks it's strange that I keep flowers from funerals Delight in their petals Rejoice at their scent Every time he sees it - He calls it my death flower Says it reminds him that he is…
In a world full of "No," I want to thank CAPTIVATING! for saying a BIG YES to my writing!
CAPTIVATING! is a magazine empowering people with disabilities. They stare at us because we are CAPTIVATING!
I'm so excited - I had TWO articles published in CAPTIVATING! Magazine! As a preacher, one of the things that I am most passionate about is making the church fully inclusive for people with disabilities. I also love to write. I view writing as a natural outgrowth of my call to preach. I love it…
Night Owl Thoughts 