I did some imagining with this one, so it's a little different than usual. See what you think. We walked away from Eygpt for three months. We watched the moon grow dark, only to be born like a cradle rocking in the sky. The stars were so bright, their great river looked like it…
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Recently I went to Alan’s celebration of life and wish I’d spoken. I did not know him as a proud horse show dad, watching his daughter ride her pony…
We stand still. The water cupping the sunlight in the sea hurt our eyes. We'd seen the miracles in Egypt. In this post, I imagine what it's like to be…
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On New Year’s day, I walked into a cloud that settled on the neighbor’s field, now cleared of corn. I could not gaze to the silver grain bins, like…
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DUE TO THE INSENSITIVITY OF CHRISTIANS AROUND ME OR HOW OTHER CHRISTIANS KEPT A BROKEN REED SMOKING BY CUPS OF WATER OR LORD BE GENTLE (Note: As I've…
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In December, the pup wakes us at 4:30. Outside we see Orion standing in the eastern sky, close to the horizon, swollen like a god who could reach out…
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October falls away from summer’s sunlight, reaching out like a woman on a bus, reaching to touch her lover one last time. He gazes at her, eyes radiant…
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The world is tipping towards darkness, where the moon, when she’s not covered with clouds reigns, and Orion throws his thigh over the eastern horizon…
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Michael Shellenberger

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