The east window: how we begin
Enough! Too long! Child get the cloth! Quick to the east window, and wipe down the glass! Enough! Enough dust and smudges and squashed fly remains, enough squin...
Category: hope
Greylag {A Short Story}: The goose, the girl, and the midnight mystery
He came on the last breath of a nor’easter, an apparition gathered out of the morning mist. His form, that of a goose, but his substance of something yet unseen...
When all you have is dust
“But of all who pray, how many pray poorly? How many, then, straightway dismiss this gift of God? How many grow restless over a period of time and despair...
Kingdom Field Notes: Mother Junco’s Secret
Little mother junco knows a secret. The tilt of her head outside the kitchen window tells me so. She knows the place where heaven and earth meet, somewhere in t...
Stories of Hope: Alison Gibson
This is part of the series “Stories of Hope,” in which ordinary people share how hope makes them live differently. To read the introductio...