• Your mysteries are madness

      I would like to read the sentence “do you remember so and so” without feeling an immediate sense of dread. I would likewise appreciate texting out “Did you ever know so and so” without having to follow-up with “they’re not dead, I just have a story.” As a social scientist, I rather enjoy statistics…

  • Two Beyonces Walk Into A Bar

    A Flash Funny Friday I’ve joined, on a very short-time basis, the ranks of the 9-5ers. And with a full time job comes the highly beloved pastime of sitting in the hot car for long periods of time twice a day. It should come as no surprise that people can get a bit… tense under…

  • What We’ve Lost

    Face-to-Face with Mass Trauma It’s true what they say: despite the evidence of nondiscrimination, you never think it will happen to you. On July 4th, I told several people I had a story to tell them about my night out with friends. But in the days since that I’ve been processing that evening, I’ve realized…

  • Blog Update

    Hi you all, I have several posts in the work but between trying to finish up work things before the end of the year, school, and other shenanigans, I don’t have time to update this thing. Look for more posts starting back up in June!   Thanks!

  • Reading Wrap Up: April 2018

    The Golden State Killer has finally been captured! This murderino was glued to his television all day. Check out my review of Michelle McNamara’s posthumous debut here. Enter below and you’ll find a dead poet, texting, recommendations for May and much more!

  • Exile not Isle

    If you’re coming at this Christian thing from a Western culture framework, you might have heard a little voice calling out to you from Jeremiah: For I know the plans I have for you. We in the West like to tattoo scriptures on our wrists, encircle them in floral print, and pin them to our mirrors on…

  • Shooting the Messenger

    Searching for truth in the age of fake news We live in the “Information Age” yet many Americans feel honest information is the one thing inaccessible to them. In a world of super computers that can fit in your pocket, it’s an odd dilemma to find yourself in. From cries of a biased “mainstream media”…

  • Stand Clear

    To the three of you who have bought into my facade and think me a saint, I have bad news for you: I stared down a smirking red-headed woman yesterday, left foot on the brake, right foot hovering inches above the gas pedal. Unhinged anger shot from head and barreled down to ankle threatening to…

  • The Sting

    On a rocky hill, the crowds have dissipated. A Roman commander sits on this bed, head in his hands, nauseous and thankful for solid ground. The brown, perfumed body of a carpenter is sealed behind a boulder. Two women sit in stunned silence across the rock. They are cried out; their faces dry and stoic.…