Did you ever watch that TV show, “Northern Exposure”? It contained one of my favorite lines of all time, delivered by the older lady who owned the general store. She said, “I believe in God. I just don’t think she’s a person.” There are many types of grace, but I’m discussing the one that is a manifestation of … [Read more...] about Grace Outside the System.
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Kicking Tad Out of the Kitchen.
by Amber GarnerBefore making dinner I decided to kick Tad out of the kitchen. You really believe you can do that? I taught you how to make a mirepoix, Tad said to me. “Fuck you, Tad,” I retorted. Since dating Tad last winter he had infiltrated every aspect of my domestic life, making it difficult for me to spend any amount of time over a stove or cutting board … [Read more...] about Kicking Tad Out of the Kitchen.
GRACE, or Maybe Alfred E. Neuman Had It Right.
by L. S. Ayers Rome is burning. The ground is shifting underfoot, pillars are crumbling and the world as we know it is under siege How does one keep a firm footing in the face of calamity? How does one nourish hope not knowing when the next meal will come, let alone the next paycheck? How does one greet the wolf at the … [Read more...] about GRACE, or Maybe Alfred E. Neuman Had It Right.
Declarations.
by Graeme K. Talboys“Where the ell ave you bin? Dincher ear the lahd-speaker van?” “Yes, Nan.” “Yes, Nan, she says. And look at the state of yer. Ow the ell yer get covered in so much dirt rahnd ere beats me. You end up in the countryside an they’ll stick yer in a field and use yer as a bleedin … [Read more...] about Declarations.
GHOST.
by Laura Roman It is an old house. It sits on a corner on streets lined with umbrageous trees. On some nights in the darkness you can hear phantom knocks at a front door that no longer exists. And up and down the shadowy corridors roams the ghost of a man who once lived there. I have seen him. He is an interpreter of the dark, he exists in between worlds, and … [Read more...] about GHOST.