If you were to come to my neighborhood, you would notice palm trees lining my block like guards outside Buckingham Palace. If you looked a little closer, you might even notice “please do not litter” neatly spraypainted in green on sidewalks and street corners. Depending on the time of year, you might find words likeContinue reading “Mission and Blessing”
Tag Archives: Faith
My Top Books of 2024
Last year I said the difficulty with an annual list like this is that it insinuates that every year is filled with incredible reads when, in fact, every other year is lackluster. It would seem that was a prophetic word. Whereas last year was filled with so many great books, I almost posted a midyearContinue reading “My Top Books of 2024”
My Lack of Faith
“Why haven’t you invited me to church?” she asked, looking me straight in the eyes. I wasn’t sure what caught me more off guard: the fact she’d been so straightforward in her inquiry or the fact that this was actually the second time in a month someone asked me this exact question. Searching my headContinue reading “My Lack of Faith”
Breaking the Cardinal Rule
In every workshop I’ve participated in there was a rule we had I hated to no end: “no disclaimers.” Oftentimes I’d be in a class with literary giants and to force them to read my “art” felt like a violation on their constitutional rights. But I understood why we had it. Disclaimers have a wayContinue reading “Breaking the Cardinal Rule”
Tomy Wilkerson 