Giving Thanks for Miriam Virgin Mother
Recently, I experienced the expansive work of Bruce Herman in an exhibit at the Cody Center at Laity Lodge. One piece in …
Editors Trust People Not To Break the Plate
Several years ago, my wife’s grandparents move into a retirement community. In that process, they gave away little bits stuff to us. …
Breaking Creative Block with Lego Bricks
My son taught me how to play with Legos again. I don’t know when I forgot how to play. Even worse, I …
Writing Poems in Your Own Backyard
After a lot of work, a long stroll at Laity Lodge, and several rounds of edtiorial, John Wilson and I agreed on …
Highroads to a Quiet Green City
Last week, High Calling Focus challenged people to hunt for color in our daily life and work. Then T. S. Poetry upped …
What’s in a Word?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” So says Juliet in …
new poem – Social Media Megaplex
This post is part of the Random Acts of Poetry from TheHighCalling.org on “Gentle Leadership.” But I’m also double entering in One …
Vanishing Into This Machine… But the Future Is Still Bright
Somedays it feels like I am vanishing into the machine. I work in front of a screen. I manage online communities. A …
Sunday Lovecraft and Poetry – Holy Silence
This morning, I was reading about why we have artists, why the church needs artists, and what it means to be an …
Sound your barbaric yawp over the links of the network
Last week, Glynn Young asked, “What poem are you from?” I don’t know quite how to answer that questions because so many …