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10 Dec

Are You Ready for the Unexpected?

It started like any other workday. The sun was low in the sky as Seth departed for his evening shift. He enjoyed his work tending animals. Seth had pet names . . .

10 Dec

Intoxicating

This time of year can have an inebriating effect on me. I don’t at all mean inebriating in the good sense of the word. Not the exhilarating, coming back alive . . .

02 Dec

Wait Quickly

I eat too fast. Drive too fast. Work too much. And expect too much of movies. I partly think it’s because deep inside I struggle to trust there will be . . .

11 Dec

Domain

The battle for purity is a battle for dominion. And your body is the domain in the balance.

06 Dec

Your Date Is Here

It’s a risky thing to ask a girl out.   I remember the fear as a twenty-something anytime I asked a young woman on a date. It felt like placing . . .

21 Dec

Pancakes . . . and Passion

We have a Saturday morning tradition in my house: pancakes. Banana-Cinnamon-and-Honey pancakes, Blueberry-Pear pancakes, Apple-Walnut-and-Brown-Sugar pancakes, and the “Kitchen Sink” pancakes that include dregs from all the previous batches and . . .

06 Dec

Ideal Distractions

I’m a sentimentalist. I admit it. This time of year, I find myself wishing my life looked a bit more like . . . well, more like the ads on . . .