“Is your dad still teaching?” She asks Not knowing And I wonder Where have you been for seven months? But how lovely That you got to live In a luxury of a world Where my father was still standing Her question lingers in the middle of the potato chip aisle I finally reply “My…
Category: Staff Work
Book Recommendations: Exploring the Enneagram
A few years ago, I learned about the Enneagram from a dear friend of mine—an Army Chaplain for whom counseling is a big part of her job—who thought it would be helpful to me. I laughed at her when she told me to be open-minded. When I heard the term “Enneagram” (pronounced any-uh-gram), I confess…
Flash Fiction – The Funeral
“The Funeral” first appeared in The Avalon Literary Review‘s Spring 2016 Issue. I watch the funeral from the apple tree. Stupid kids. Their stupid mouse died and they have a stupid funeral. Their stupid mom gave them an old shoebox to bury it in. She’s so dumb. Like anyone really cares about a stupid, little…
Memorable Father-Daughter Relationships in Literature
With this Sunday being Father’s Day here in the United Kingdom, I’ve decided to have a look back at some memorable father/daughter relationships within literature. I say memorable rather than powerful or strong, for example, as we know that quite often ‘daughters with daddy issues’ becomes a weak fall-back for many writers. This is particularly…
Staff Work – Love Yourself
While this is an article on the topic of faith written from the Christian tradition, the Same is open to articles about faith written from any religious tradition. Please feel free to submit yours! When you are immersed in a philosophy or a mindset, you internalize the messages whether intended or otherwise. Especially when you are a…
Book Review – The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is one book that can easily be tagged as “The need of the hour”. It tells us a very important story with a tender and poignant voice. There are many things we tend to take for granted in life, and this moving portrayal of #Blacklivesmatter actually shows the…
Staff Work – The Obvious Oblivion
The past always has a way of being heard. It ensures it is never forgotten. Through songs, poems, stories, pictures and buildings it always stays alive. The now defunct windows which refuse to close have been witness to miracles and disasters. The peeling paint silently narrated their despair. The grandeur of the past was a…
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