Here’s what I think I understand about the Hulk: when he turns green, when his jeans rip, when he starts to growl and his body mass triples in size, it’s not because he wants this to happen, it’s because something in the world is happening that upsets him so much the monster within bursts out. Hadley and I watched the… View Post

It started like this: I was sitting in a faculty meeting, and I was bored, so I checked my email. “About a Book” was the message I clicked on, and it was from Laura Barkat. I figured she wanted me to write about a book, but what she was inquiring about was whether or not I’d be interested in writing… View Post

Harper and I are putting together party favors for her birthday party. We have Now ‘n Laters, Blow Pops, a block of clay, and a key chain piled in take-out boxes you’d get at Chinese restaurants. We bought ours at Micheals. Two favors, a sheet of stickers and a magic marker with a poof of yarn at the top, do… View Post

A devotion for Advent: 25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming… View Post

The Christmas music doesn’t match the yellow and black, “ALL SALES FINAL,” and “GOING OUT OF BUSINESS” signs in Sears. I don’t think there should be jingle bells playing through the speakers of the store. This seems like a somber moment when we’re all taking what’s left because soon there’ll be nothing to offer. It doesn’t seem like a jolly… View Post