I am a woman living in Alabama. I have never had an abortion. But I know and love women who have, and I bet you do too. I am also an ordained person in The Episcopal Church in Alabama. I have prayed with and for women making decisions about pregnancies -- some unplanned, some the … Continue reading Handmaid’s Alabama

A few weeks ago I was forced to take to my bed with a bad cold. In a fever state, I streamed all the episodes of Marie Kondo "Tyding Up" on Netflix. This show follows on the heels of Kondo's bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The show's premise is simple: people want to … Continue reading Marie Kondo & the End of the World

So what happens when you manage to eke out a not terrible poem? Well it puts the pressure on to not be a one hit wonder. So Shanti Weiland gave the writing prompt of a haiku based on the very detailed description for the building of the tabernacle in Exodus 26. "Tabernacle" would have taken … Continue reading Oh no! A haiku

So I spend time around a lot of creative people. I have for a long time wanted to write something creative. A few months ago I stumbled across a quote attributed to Oscar Wilde, alleged to have been said at the end of his life: "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the … Continue reading God help us, I wrote a poem!