Category archives: Nonfiction
Day 4
Today I hate everything. I am so angry, so fed up, so hurt, and pissed, and every other synonym. Good thing there are friends, Netflix, and moody music: I can’t stand to think about a heart so big it hurts… continue reading »
Day 3: “Enjoy the Bunny Grahams”
… [A] friend taught me a practice called saying ones. It is that simple. When the anxiety comes, start to say the word one over and over: One. One. One. One. This Lent, I say my ones slowly. It is… continue reading »
Day 2
There are days when I tell myself I tired everything I could (therapy, though probably not enough of it; stick-to-it-iveness; etc.), and there are days when I think I could have tried more, tried harder, or tried something different, though… continue reading »
Day 1: I turn to the poets
This morning (Monday), Nathan broke up with me. I suspected this would happen: if you read my last post you might have sensed something too. Everything is changing. Last time this happened, nearly three years ago now, I decided to… continue reading »
A New Lauren
Oh, hi, after a two-year hiatus. I am 3 weeks away from graduation, with a heavy, heart and a lot of fear. But–no time for that. I’ll speak of that later. Today was the Spring Banquet at the school, where I was… continue reading »
Very good
Already grad school has taught me two things: 1. I am inherently GOOD. God said called us, his creation, “very good” and he has yet to change his mind. All of us hold a piece of the Divine. (This is… continue reading »
It’s the first day of spring
And my life is starting over again The trees grow, the river flows And its water will wash away my sins For I do believe that everyone has one chance To fuck up their lives But like a cut down… continue reading »
New things.
Hey, everybody. It’s been, oh, a month or two since I’ve talked about what I’ve been up to since being in Seattle. 1. Classes start Wednesday. I’m stoked. I’ve been waiting SO LONG — I’m surprised the day has… continue reading »
Information
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the… continue reading »
Creeds
At church Sunday, the pastor, Phil, spoke on Psalm 23, according to the lectionary. Phil said a lot about Psalm 23 and its parallel to Mark 6 (Jesus feeding the 5,000) — all interesting stuff — but I really appreciated… continue reading »