Last November I decided that what I wanted to do was write 500 words a day for a year. I did pretty well the week after Thanksgiving… Read more “Thinking about politics; a debate with myself”
Category: Journal
Taking Charge, Seeking help
(a fragment: notes on the iphone) So here’s a pretty thing. The interface between the spiritual and the mundane is well exemplified in the experience of Elijah,… Read more “Taking Charge, Seeking help”
Eight years later
I was in my office on the morning of September 11, 2001, and the phone rang. It was one of my leading church members, who said: “Go… Read more “Eight years later”
Journal entry: a dream
A fragment, really. My brain is always active through the night, and as is true with most people, most of the dreams are forgotten before I awake.… Read more “Journal entry: a dream”
I Take This Personally
To Another Poet Write. Just write. Write your heart, write your soul. Write volumes and reams and write without scissors. Write blindly, without looking. Write what you… Read more “I Take This Personally”
Spiritual amphibians
About a year and a half ago, I stood at the graveside of a near relative and tried to provide some inspired words of comfort for the… Read more “Spiritual amphibians”
Dreaming?
Disney Magic Originally uploaded by therev3r. Look… Some people think I live in fantasyland…. but I just visited it for the first time this week.
The Magic Kingdom
Okay, here’s the whole beginning for this story. When I was quite young, maybe four, five, six years old, at some point there showed up at our… Read more “The Magic Kingdom”
waiting for United
Personal journal, 1/15/2008: a redundant recording of the date, to be sure. My bride and I are going to board an airplane together for the first time,… Read more “waiting for United”
Time-wise
Time flies by without new posts, so here’s one just so both my fans will know I’m still here. Not sure what to do about the accelerating… Read more “Time-wise”
The Search For Integrity 