From the Current Issue
What You See Is You: Rowan Williams and the Art that Surrenders
The microcosmic richness of human identity is a reflection of the God who not only made us but sees us, knows us, and speaks to us. Our being addressed by the divine is an infinite well for human possibility.
He Steals Sometimes
Can a four-year-old understand stealing?
Moving On
What does an artist give up for art?
The Anarchy of Love
A story gets away from its author.
White Spaces
When fiction leaves questions unanswered
Parable
“Parable, / which is to say / not an allegory. An opportunity / for displacement.”
From Internal Combustion
“The old / cars had iron, the new, light aluminum / alloy, chromium, even plastic. / My father-in-law with Alzheimer’s walking / along Highway 6 to flag a semi.”
Sarah’s Blessings (Or, Is There Such a Thing as Inappropriate Laughter?)
She was pretty sure she was too crazy to be a mother, and when the yearnings showed up, every few years, they now passed quickly.
What Might Be Most
Perhaps all these / years God has denied me / the little grace / I hoped for in preparation / for the larger / one
Springtime Romance
On the decay of flowers. “I love the way they teach me to love / the things I can’t get close enough to.”