What marriage taught me about "the best day of my life"
I heard it said that your wedding day is the best day of your life. But marriage is exquisite. It balances the whimsical nature of...
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Shanley McConnell
Sep 2011 min
Mastering the commonplace: a conversation on work and rest
The sky feels almost translucent; from the window I watch a sunrise open its vast, blue wings to reveal a more heavenly scape. The...
Shanley McConnell
Sep 185 min
For want of goodness
In the 10th century BC, a musician named Asaph reflected on the nature of his home in the world by reflecting on the nature of God. Where...
Feb 27, 20183 min
Review of Aiding and Abetting by Muriel Spark,published by DURA.
Aiding and Abetting Muriel Spark (Viking, 2000); Pbk, £12.99 "Do not lose hold of the name Hildegard Wolf,” warns narrator and renowned...
Feb 23, 20182 min
In 'The Age Of Everything Is Very Beautiful'
Think of those people. The ones you hate. The ones that call themselves blessed because everything in their life is beautiful. You don't...
Feb 18, 20183 min
May We Never Be Without Confidence
Okay but you wouldn't stop to take a vote standing on a ship that's sinking straight down into the depths of the sea. All's i'm saying...
Feb 18, 20183 min
Review of The Museum of Disappearing Sounds by Zoë Scoulding, published by DURA.
The Museum of Disappearing Sounds. Zoë Skoulding (Seren, Poetry Wales Press, 2013); Paperback; £8.99 This crashes around the skull. It...
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