Living

On our last day, I knew something was askew with you. You were quieter. You didn’t tell as many jokes… Read more Living

Eating oranges

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When company’s coming, I normally tidy up the house hurriedly, clearing up clutter quickly. Everything must…

Say yes

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I found myself whispering, too, even though I wasn’t the one hiding in a closet while…

I’d rather be wrong

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Recently, one of my friends reached out to me to inform me that she’d been viciously attacked…

Real miracles

I am sick. I am plagued by a disease which alters the way I view the world—the disease of perception.… Read more Real miracles

Will you be my friend?

In elementary school, I scribbled a few friendship invitations, carefully wrapped them 80’s origami style, and passed them to the… Read more Will you be my friend?

The question

I entered The Pinto, a trendy vintage coffee shop/eatery in downtown Batesville, and ordered my favorite caffeinated beverage—café breve—while waiting to… Read more The question

Doing

Maggie will turn four in November. I watched her sleeping tonight (since I couldn’t seem to fall asleep myself). She… Read more Doing

Marine assaulted, burned at Spring River

To Mr. Tenpenny, I would like to apologize on behalf of those in the Ozarks. How embarrassing and what a… Read more Marine assaulted, burned at Spring River

Living in reality

“I have a dream…” Martin Luther King, Jr., once coined those infamous words, and more importantly, the great notion that… Read more Living in reality