"These Baptists are going to eat me alive."
I received a lovely email last evening. Apparently a church is interested in having me come talk with them. A Baptist church,...
The Best View in Greenville
I seem to write a lot about being in the parking lot of Publix. That’s because I go to the grocery store at least twice a day. That’s not...


Monday. 7:03pm. The Parking Lot at Publix
I threw the 20 pound bag of dog food over my shoulder, picked up my three bags of groceries, and made my way to the exit. I was mentally...


Upping my Sock Game
“What if you only had one day to live? What would you do? That’s easy. You’d be brave and true and reckless. You would love life and...
"It's Only a Game" and other Lines of Bullshit
The Cubs have lost five games in a row and have started the new season 1-5. I am currently beside myself with anger. I realize I have...
Awed by the Familiar
It’s strange. For how far I’ve gone, I seem to have ended up right where I started. I’m writing this by the lake at Furman University....


The Words of Richard Rohr and my Recipe for Strawberry and Banana Pancakes
“Listen to your body, slow down, live in the precious now, love all that is.” -Richard Rohr I read this daily meditation before getting...
False Endings
I got to the cancer center at 7am, excited about my last day of radiation. I parked my car, said hello to the guy who works the door,...