When the High Road Turns Out to Be the Best Way Up

When the High Road Turns Out to Be the Best Way Up

Sometimes it literally pays to be kind.

Today's featured article in The Ascent on Medium!

Why I Abandoned A Publication I Struggled to Join

The only time someone blocked me on Medium

I just published this on Medium, about the drama going on with how Jonathan Greene treated Shannon Ashley, and my personal experience with it.

Waving Goodbye Photo by Alexandre Croussette on Unsplash

 

I Want to Be Strong, Like a Mama Raccoon

Trusting in our children, to climb on their own

Published in P. S. I Love You on Medium.

Baby Raccoon Photo by Gary Bendig on Unsplash

The Return of the Sun, From the Eyes of a Child

A poem about true fairy tales, to banish the night

I just published this on Medium.

Equinox Picture by Comfreak on Pixabay

 

I Cheated on Veganism, But We Never Broke Up

That time I was literally stranded on a desert island

Published in The Ascent on Medium.

This is a hard one to share. I'm afraid omnivores will be like, "Um, big deal," and vegans will be like, "I can't believe I trusted you." I hope the article itself (not just the headline) redeems me with all parties.

Photo by Food Photographer | Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash

My First Time in a Pentecostal Church

Two atheists try out a new experience.

new on Medium.

(Cropped) Photo by Jenni Jones on Unsplash

This is a rewrite of an old piece from a Literary Journalism class at University of Florida. The assignment was to do something totally out of our element and write about it, so I went to church for the first time.

Today, I brought it into present tense. I love it so much now; it's hard to understand why I ever thought past tense was a good idea.

Conversations About Marriage, With My 4-Year-Old

Then a unicorn comes, and then they float in the air…

My Wedding (Photo by Madlove Photography)