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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Hypocrisy
You looked me in the eye, And lamented me for straightening my hair; You rattled off history lesson after history lesson afte...
Monday, August 26, 2013
Kinetic vs. Potential
I am Hope. Born on a hot, sunny day They took me home And loved me. I was born to dance. I'd sneak away Buy tickets for Broadwa...
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Taming the Lion
Wild Rowdy Emerging Out of control Free spirited cat So prone to stubbornness Compromising to no one Beautiful, triumphant,...
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Character Study: General Rollins
This mission hadn't been planned with the luxury of back up plans. If they lost, there was no home to be relegated to. If they died, the...
Friday, August 23, 2013
Happy Birthday
Where other people saw fragility, I saw an invincible force; Wisdom, ripe with age For every question, a perfect answer. You can't take ...
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Imagine
Imagine... The soft glow of natural light Was the only glow you ever knew, That there were no batteries to replace No cords running across f...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
The Rain Dancers
Around and around, In a circle they dance. Their soft solitude stirring the air-- The power slowing dripping, Dripping from the palms of the...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Introduction
The post from my original blog called "The Challenge" (click here to read) explains my goal/logic/reasoning behind this challeng...
The Challenge
Way back when I was in high school (I'm still in shock that its been 7 years---3 years 'til the reunion -_-) I use to write everyday...
Friday, August 09, 2013
Beautiful Anger
Dark and menacing-- Looming above the sky's horizon... I see it growing... growing... growing... ...
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Realest Thing I Ever Wrote
20 years ago, I had just turned 5. I was excited about starting elementary school, about learning, and most of all, about growing up--becom...
Monday, June 24, 2013
Concluding My Debate on Sunday vs. Sabbath
A while back I started a series about Sunday worship vs the Sabbath: see Sunday Church--To Go or Not to Go , How Sunday and the Sabbath Be...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Another Poem
Wrote this in a semi-conscious, half-sleep/half awake state. Not entirely sure where it came from (maybe whatever I was dreaming) but I like...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Don't Worry, Be Happy
I was listening to some people complain a while ago and for some of the things they were complaining about, I couldn't help but think to...
Saturday, June 01, 2013
The Keys to Success: Outlook is Everything
The summer I turned 17, I was working at a water park. One day at work a couple of us were discussing senior year, life after high school, a...
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Once Upon a Time?
Thought I'd post a snippet from a story I'm working on. All comments welcome (I'd hate to spend years writing a story no one wan...
Saturday, March 30, 2013
The Sabbath, The Mark of God, and Still Debating Where Sunday Fits In
I 'm asking the question, " Does it matter which day we recognize as the 7th day? " Strictly from a logical viewpoint, th...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Rights, Beliefs, Equality, and Drawing Lines
O ur country has been in a tug of war for a while now over the issue of "gay marriage"--actually the LGBT community in general. T...
Sunday, March 10, 2013
The Friend Zone
The internet is often a-buzz with chatter about "the friend zone." I've seen countless memes, tweets, and Facebook statuses t...
Friday, March 08, 2013
How Sunday and the Sabbath Became Intertwined
In the post entitled " Sunday Church--to go or not to go ," I started with the beginning of the question "why do Christians ...
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