This month’s Peace-ology article is about labels and how we can choose to use labels or not, depending on if they set us free. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. Michael Hall’s Red: A Crayon’s Story is the tale of a blue crayon with a red label. The crayon was not very good at being red. He […]
Writing for Mystic Activists: A Conversation with Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove How can writers of faith participate in current justice movements? Where can activists on the frontlines of movements find the rest and relationships necessary for a sustainable writing life? And what role does community and accountability play in the lives of writers who […]
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It is easy for me to feel buried under layers of grief, stress and fatigue these days. Hope whispers to me that I am not buried, but planted. Daily engaging in my tiny things helps me live and move from my core. Join us at 12 Tiny Things. Have you ever wanted to do it […]
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Below is an exert from Caren Stelson and my monthly column in Bookology Magazine, focusing on the importance of peaceful civic action. Read the full article HERE: Caren: “No justice. No peace.” This summer, millions of people – young, old and from all backgrounds — protested police brutality and systemic racism, all during a historic pandemic. Ellie Roscher and I […]
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REGISTER HERE! Online through The Loft Saturday, September 19, 1-4:00 CST Emma and my yoga & writing workshop just keeps getting better and better. Join us to get unstuck, find flow and build community! Subscribe to this blog Leave this field empty if you’re human: Unfold out of your isolation and come write with us! […]
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Four wildly talented Minnesota-based writer friends of mine either just published or are about to publish spectacular books that you will love: Have you ever had a moment of feeling alone in your marriage? Have you ever found love and community in the most unexpected of places? Stina Kielsmeier-Cook wrote a stunning memoir, Blessed Are […]
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Starting Saturday, August 22, I will be co-teaching a year-long Institute with the MN Writing Project on Whiteness and Antiracism. It meets monthly for two hours all year. There is so much going on right now with COVID-19. It is a tough time for teachers. It is also an urgent time to address race more […]
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A flash creative nonfiction essay I wrote about female bodies and contorted flowers was recently published in The Baltimore Review! READ IT HERE! As an adult, I enjoy exploring the layers of the gymnastics training of my childhood. Now, watching a prepubescent, muscle-bound girl flipping and twisting through the air, I am filled with awe […]
Read more12 Tiny Things is available for pre-order! Help us spread the word! 12 Tiny Things has been an intentional community for almost three years now. Heidi Barr and I started it by asking the question: What is enough? As in, what is just the right amount? It moved into an intentional living practice of embracing […]
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How are common sacred stories about women like Queen Ester and Hagar taught differently in Christianity and Judaism? This final episode of the first season of the Unlikely Conversations podcast is a lively dialogue between Rabbi Jennifer Hartman and Pastor Andrea Roske-Metcalfe. Together, they explore how they each teach and preach tricky holy passages in a way that […]
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