You know that John Lennon song, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”? The beginning of it has been spinning on repeat in my head the last week or so: So this is ChristmasAnd what have you done?Another year overAnd a new one just begun. That’s kind of how I felt, leaving behind the season of AdventContinueContinue reading “Another Year Over”
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Incarnations and Epiphanies
December is a month steeped in tradition, when the fullness of our lives—the memories of our own childhoods, past Christmases, family and friends who have come and gone, things we’ve lost and found—all of it layers like phyllo dough into a pastry that wraps itself around the gooey, warm baked brie of right now. TheContinueContinue reading “Incarnations and Epiphanies”
What’s Ahead, What’s Behind
The kids go back to school tomorrow, which means winter break is officially over and the new year is about to begin. If you’ve been sticking around these parts for a while, you know that I love lists, resolutions, words, and goals. It’s that time again! Last year, my word from the Lord was “recover,”ContinueContinue reading “What’s Ahead, What’s Behind”
Dying Mom Stories and New Year’s Resolutions
As a reader and editor for River Teeth, one of my major biases was dying mom stories. Writers think just because their loved one has died or might die or is dying, they ought to write about her. It’s sad. It’s hard. It’s life changing. So we write dying mom stories. The trouble with the vastContinueContinue reading “Dying Mom Stories and New Year’s Resolutions”
Sarah Marie Wells 