Category: Writings, Musings, Etc.

A Framing Shop, An Ogress, and Rough Sleepers

“To be or not to be is not the question, but to be is much sweeter, and that could be the answer.“ —Miriam Makeba, We...

Statelessness, Revelations & Lady Day

“Fellow citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are today, rendered more intolerable...

MLK Day, Renee Good & Migration

“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.1 Now is the time to make real the...

It’s a New Year. Time to Repent?

“From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”—Matthew 4:17 (N.R.S.V.) “How you gon’ win if you ain’t...

Welcome to the Jungle

My husband recently suggested we watch Chimp Empire, a new show on Netflix. I don’t love it. The pace is too slow, and much of...

For the Brokenhearted

“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? [Jesus] said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and...

The Great Mystery

About ten years ago I began to feel drawn to the state of Montana. I have no explanation as to why. Up until a trip...

K-Pop Demon Hunters: Three Life Lessons

Not being a big fan of anything having to do with demons, I had no plans to watch the Netflix movie K-Pop Demon Hunters, and...

Deep Fakes, Body Snatchers & Hands

It used to be one of the clear cut ways an expert could identify a “deep fake” was to spot oddities in the hands, like...

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

I remember as a little girl watching Ariel plucking a (seaweed?) flower. With a dreamy look in her eyes, she dismembers the flower in rhythm,...