finished both of these! They both had issues in different ways, but I liked the emotional balance of the monastery one better.  

Absence with an E [4/12/26]   I miss you, but it's more I miss what I didn't have. I miss the sound I can't hear of your laugh. I wish ...

Subscription [4/11/26]There's a whiff of rotWhen we can't own the things we use.It's death by a thousand cuts even to rent.They can take it all away o...

Sheherazade (Reading "Shadow Spinner") [4/10/26]   Story within story, she holds the frame in hand. Her art must save herself and all ...

Morning [4/09/26]   It's hard to hate in light like this: Pouring in such decadent libations. Some people it's still hard to love, Bu...

Andrea [4/08/26]   Angel like Michael, never a porcelain doll; Now I think somewhere you must be soaring, Dreaming of goosebump wonder ...

Alright! On the Active Reading List at this moment I have: -an indie poetry book about experiencing life as an Autistic woman with complicated feeli...

That's. Not quite what I meant. I don't think reading fanfic should be the normal business of original authors and I don't think shoving it at them ...

But... one issue is that "end times" is inherently theological. Whether you believe there is a period of events distinct from normal life clearly lead...

Matt 13:45-46 [4/07/26]   Under the sea where it's dark and cold Down the diver's measure Thoughtless creatures transform trash To fo...

[4/06/26] My house sings its own quiet symphony, And you, conductor, set the music playing. Come in and stay, the gentle sounds are saying, In...

This ladder is too short to reach rock bottom.[4/05/26]I can't believe In a God who values youLess than I do.He won't snuffA smoldering wick, He said....

Please let me know if you do! I would be curious to know how you think it compares, as well... it does have some thematic similarities but is a lot mo...

Easter Cohort - by request [4/04/26]   Last night they were a-hopping In the hidden magic kitchens And the pantries In the burrows ...

Butterfly blessing [4/03/26]   May your metamorphosis be gentle, Kind to memories of caterpillar years, Where firefly dreams and chessb...