by Kristin | Oct 29, 2018 | Creative Writing
About a week and a half ago, one of my writer groups had a thread about your day was going – the only catch was that the response needed to be in haiku form. That was the second day of stomach flu at our house, so this was my response: Rest on the soft couch TV,...
by Kristin | Oct 18, 2018 | TBT Past Poetry
Invading Darkness Nov 2005 I love this poem; what I love most is the sound of these words spoken out loud with the sonnet rhythm. A cave of shade hides in a winter park Tucked away from the moving rush of life, Where blackness reigns and cold cuts like a knife, Where...
by Kristin | Oct 15, 2018 | Christian, devotions, test
Two weeks ago, I threw one of my best friends a baby shower. I love throwing parties, but baby showers are my favorite. Our church has two traditions for believers – we have everyone write a prayer or verse on a card that the mom can bring into L&D to read,...
by Kristin | Oct 11, 2018 | TBT Past Poetry
A Modern Cult October 2012 In a world where tweets, texts, And status updates Bombard us By the second, Where commercials, Advertisements, Movies, and television All tell us we need More, more, more! Where the insight Of our elders Has been exchanged For flawed role...
by Kristin | Oct 8, 2018 | Book Review, Featured Writers
I stumbled across Gregory Buford’s book through one of those targeted Facebook ads. I know, I usually ignore them too – but how could I pass up a free book! I downloaded Kept: An American Househusband in India and started it immediately, excited to try out...
