A year ago today I arrived in the city of Florence, AL, the city that I now call my home. I got here with no job, no place to live, and no idea what I was doing. And I still don't really know what I'm doing. I thought moving here would bring me better writing …
My poem for Marsha the great
You may be unaware of this, but I have been unintentionally angry with God for quite some time now. I'm not sure when it started. It's kind of like he's that friend that you want to be mad at, and then he does something wonderful and you're like, oh right, you're actually great, I'm just …
There are things that I love in life. Things that I'm figuring out. Things I feel called to. And I'm learning that there are things that I need. I love art. I love stories, both hearing them and telling them. This is why I love people, even though I make such a point of saying …
I have lived in different parts of California my whole life. I've visited a lot of different places over the years as well, but if there's any place I know, it's California. Until a few weeks ago, I had never been to the south, except Florida, but that doesn't count. I hadn't even really been …
If you've ever gone out with me, you know that I hate taking shots. I can't just throw something down my throat, I have to have it sit in my mouth. Thus, shots are horrifying. My last Sunday in Mammoth, the boy and I went to see my friend DJ at a local bar/night life …
So I'm not very good at making plans. If they fall through I get stressed out, and when I'm the reason they fall through I feel like a jerk. I tend to keep my plans to myself, especially when they're risky. So now I'm in Florence. And I have no idea what I'm doing. I …
I haven't done this in a while. Just stopped and let my thoughts flow here. So maybe it's time to do that again. Last September I went to Ireland on a trip that changed my life. While there, I felt God calling me elsewhere. I felt like he was saying Florence. I came back to …
I can't help but notice the difference Even in the sameness of it all It comes falling with a crashing sound One that echoes through the trees Singing peacefully to my ears Letting me know that I can be home here I need to be somewhere green, He said Because your words are like water …
