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On Remembering the Corn Story
Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving story? I do. Some stories never grow old, but this one had to grow old before it became a favorite. I thought of the story once again this year and considered sharing it, but since I had already shared it here—twice!—I changed my...
on writing new beginnings and surprise endings
Ecclesiastes 3 reminded me this morning that there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven a time to write and a time to edit a time to rewrite and a time to wait a time to study and a time to stop a time to be patient and a time to be...
Major Classics for Minors—a Letter to My Late Brother
Dear Ed, Man (remember how you used to use that word for emphasis?) well, man, could it be that I have finally come to the place you knew so well? The place where things intersect? The great place where faith, life and art intersect? I believe I have. Art is about...
On Beating the Odds and Being a Woman of Strength
Dear One, The wind is blowing hard, it’s snowing across the country. We’re in the depths of winter but it’s the first day of Lent and Spring is coming! I am writing this to you this morning because my heart feels a little like that. It’s overflowing and I must. I...