I take myself too seriously a lot of the time. Putting my butt in a chair and doing creative work can seem daunting because I’m haunted by the idea that …
Impotent: An Erasure Poem from Screwtape Chapter 2
Impotent Do not misunderstand as we see her spreadTerrible a spectacleYour half-finished erection buildingOily shiny corruptand very small The body and the actual facematter very little, …
Lectio Divina for Screwtape Chapter 2
Brief Life Update It’s been over a month since I posted. I’m trying not to beat myself up too much about it, but the hits keep coming in 2022. Just …
Fear: Screwtape Chapter 2
Brief Personal Update I wrote this all up and dragged my heels on editing and posting it. Since I initially drafted this entry, one of my cats has been diagnosed …
A Blackout Poem from Screwtape Chapter 1
Don’t waste time trying to think of the future.The trouble is that the Enemy can argue tooonce it is awake oh, that abominable ordinary moment.I was such a foolat best …
Lectio Divina for Screwtape Chapter 1
Quick Lectio Divina Primer Lectio Divina is a spiritual reading practice rooted in Christianity. It comes from Guigo’s The Ladder of Monks, which I freely admit I have not read. …
Connection: Screwtape Chapter 1
After my initial post a friend of mine asked me what I think the difference is between sacred reading and just literary analysis. Neither of us have religious backgrounds, and …
Why Sacred Reading?
When I was a little kid I already had an anxious disposition. One of my earliest convictions was that all adults had access to the secret meaning of life. That …
What does a decade look like?
A photo journey presented without comment 2009 2010 2011 2012 Photo not found 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2009 VS 2019
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Verdict: it’s good. It’s upsetting. It’s a good one-evening read. It’s definitely made the cut into my mini-collection if Slim Books by Spooky Sisters.