to all the ardent americans who turned their gentle boys into closed-off "tough men" in the name of God i was twelve or thirteen when i witnessed a sow shot so we could dissect it for a homeschool anatomy experience (it was light on actual science). a girl my age fainted when one of the… Continue reading blood ties
Tag: short story
April 2022 – sixlets
[from my archives] A tenet: And mother created daughter in her own image; in the image of mother she created her. I got my first period four days before your eleventh birthday pool party. By the time the day of the party came I didn’t need a tampon and I was relieved, not that I’d… Continue reading April 2022 – sixlets
God is this kid
so God is this kid. God is this kid who i held in my arms for the first time, and at that moment i thought as though it were a prophecy, "i'm going to let him down," and he smiled at me. God is this kid who looks at me with big eyes. God is… Continue reading God is this kid
we’re finding happiness in our own hopeless ways
This is a prayer and realization that I wrote earlier this year. It was in response to a question I had: what is art without God, or created by those without the heart/mindset of Christ? what should be our response and is it okay to find joy in it? I hope you feel something from… Continue reading we’re finding happiness in our own hopeless ways
Novella: The Tragedy of Gamma XA-113
Hi everyone! A while back I posted that I had just finished my tragic sci-fi novella, The Tragedy of Gamma XA-113. I'm proud to say it's finally published and available for you to read right now on Amazon Kindle! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M9PYN41/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+tragedy+of+gamma&qid=1604070511&sr=8-1 Here's the description: Lightyears away from home, two sisters' fractured relationship is tested when one… Continue reading Novella: The Tragedy of Gamma XA-113
In the Silence Between 