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Every once in a while, I enjoy writing a story just for the sheer fun of the story. This is one of those stories. It’s the kind of story you just want to get down on paper because it was so fun living it. Maybe there’s some nugget of spiritual wisdom buried within this little tale. […]
Anna sits on the polished wooden rectangle in front of those 88 keys, with her feet dangling. My baby girl is learning about treble clef and time signatures. I’m kind of listening. Only I’m not. I’m not really listening like I should be. Like, maybe half-listening. Like pretty much, half-daydreaming. “Mom?” “Mom.” I turn to my […]
I don’t remember what the news was that day, exactly, but I know I was writing about Bill Clinton, and it was my first day of work for The Des Moines Register. My story landed on the front page. It was tucked in the lower righthand corner — “below the fold,” as they say — but […]
Did you know that freedom has a sound? It sounds like the smashing of idols, shattering into a thousand pieces. It sounds like the clatter of chains, falling at the foot of the cross. It sounds like this giant sigh of relief, this squeal of delight, this chorus of praise. It sounds like hundreds of […]