Just because we’re not all journalists doesn’t mean we don’t share a responsibility to share information responsibly.
Category: Creative Nonfiction
We can argue about who creates problems or just try to help fix them.
Accounts of genocide often make us feel helpless. What are we to do in the face of such evil?
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My Writing Process
LAYERS OF CLAY Why I Write I’m sitting in my writing cave in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A large whiteboard–four by six feet–hangs on the gray wall to my right. Reminders about how to not suck at writing are taped to the wall directly before me, just above the horizon of my computer screen. To my left […]
What would the story of Jonah sound like if it happened today?
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Happy New Year 2014!
Happy New Year! Before I make a quick observation, let me scintillate you with some of my big “firsts” of 2014. First Meal: breakfast burritos First Music: Listened to Binaural by Pearl Jam while cooking said breakfast burritos. I can’t believe that album is 13 years old! First Thing I Watched: An episode of Psych, […]
Some stories just won’t go away until I write about them. But maybe you haven’t heard about Honky Jesus and Cracker Santa yet. So here’s the rundown on this cable news debacle. Don’t worry I’ll try to ignore how sad it is and just tell you the funny parts. (If you want to skip it […]
On November 27, 2005, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning led his team into Seattle to play the Seahawks at Qwest Field, the loudest stadium in the National Football League. On that day, Manning and his offense set a dubious record when they were called for 11 false start penalties. If you know nothing about […]
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9 Secrets of College Success
After a couple decades in higher ed, here are some lessons every student should know. Plus they’re also just good life skills.
Sunday mornings before church are usually one of my most peaceful times of the week. I enjoy sitting down with a hot coffee and no workplace to go to for that one day. I often scan Facebook for a few minutes too. Yesterday I was perusing updates and pictures of friends and acquaintances when a […]