Category: Writing
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Afraid of Ghosts
I once spent the night alone in a cabinSweet solitudeNo reason to be afraidThe wind softly scraped the branches against the decaying shinglesThe rafters and the floor boards crackled in concertThe bunk bed springs creaked even as I lay perfectly still In the pitch black I could hear scurrying and perhaps heavier footstepsI forced myself […]
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Adventures in Preaching 2.0
I’ve blogged before but it’s been awhile. When I was in my doctoral program I created a blog called “Adventures in Preaching.” I created 4 posts: https://adventuresinpreaching.blogspot.com The idea behind “Adventures in Preaching” was to reflect on the process of preaching and sermon preparation. When I returned from my residency to the parish, I did […]
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The Best, Most Boring, Book Ever
That would be Ulysses by James Joyce. A year ago right now I was reading it and finishing it was my major Covid accomplishment. In the fall of 1998, I was living in New York City, in the East Village, with my girlfriend, Brooke, who is now my wife. I had recently graduated from Harvard […]
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Horrible
I want to stumble upon a cache of horrible poems by Mary Oliver But before learning that she was in fact the person who wrote them I want to laugh at them, to guffaw and tsk and shake my head “Hey, listen to this!” I will shout at someone across the room, and then I’ll […]
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This Is Not A Poem
During sabbatical, I’ve been focusing on writing as a practice. In other words, I’ve been focusing on writing as process and not product. Yes, I’ve created this blog and I’ve been posting here and people have been reading my words and sometimes clicking “like” and sometimes commenting so I suppose these posts are a “product,” […]