Why Should I Vote for You?

​"Ma'am, why do you think you should be the next president?" "Well, obviously, he can't be president because he said that." "...O-okay, but why should you be president?" "Because he did that and thinks this, and it would be detrimental to our great nation if he became president." "But what do you... okay. Never mind. Sir, …

Of Flowers & Feathers

I don’t know what to write. Surely there’s an elegant way to say it, something vague but descriptive, that satisfies your curiosity and doesn’t leave an opening to questions I don’t want to answer. Because honestly, I don’t want to talk about it. But it needs to be known. I’m home. God went through great …

Linty Pockets

This whole not-serving-two-masters thing is harder than I thought. Adulthood revolves around awareness. There comes a point when you're aware of what's going on around you: your impact on the world, your lack of impact, what you can and can't do, how much it takes to do something, how much it takes to not to …

Hole Hearted

you feel pain. too much, too much. does it distract you from the pain in your heart? let's talk about that, instead. the pain in your heart. it's called guilt – maybe you didn't try hard enough. or maybe you tried too hard? too much put out, not enough given back. so you put out …

Dirty

I have literal dirt on my hands. The climate is drier that I'm accustomed to, and as I work more than I ever have the dirt settles into callouses and bakes in as the air sucks out moisture. No matter how much I wash, how hard I scrub, it doesn't come out. No matter how …