The Feed

May 91 min read

282: Unwritten Agreement

We have this unwritten agreement, us members of humanity. When the toddler at the coffee shop runs around the corner, when her mom, at...

Mar 21 min read

278: Asking for Bread

I don’t know what God looks like, but I know how big the sky is. I don’t know how to fall in love, but I know that it’s happened like I...

Jan 151 min read

272: Same, Same but Different

Today I noticed a fly trapped in the kitchen. It buzzed frantically against the cold glass window. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day....

Jul 16, 20221 min read

217: A Safe Place to Land

We got another bed for the dog- a living room bed, as opposed to the bedroom bed. I know, I know, love is bonkers sometimes. The new bed...

Jun 25, 20221 min read

214: Stolen

You do not know my body, the gait of my walk, the lines around my eyes, the curve of my shoulders, the dip behind my knees. You do not...

Jun 2, 20221 min read

210: I Prefer My Monsters Under the Bed

Last night I had the dream- the active shooter dream the one where we’re all together but I can’t find you. You’re in the crowd. People...

May 24, 20221 min read

209: Cut (it) Short

I wish I could tell my friends it will never happen to you. This gut-wrenching marriage-ending world-burning pain, it will never happen...

Apr 11, 20221 min read

200: Glitter & Palms

Here’s the thing I love about parades- they take up space, and there is music and there is laughter and people stand on the sides and...

Mar 8, 20221 min read

196: Women

For International Women's Day, Mary 8th This is for the women who hype you up to everyone, who bring champagne to even small...

Mar 1, 20221 min read

195: March 2020 / March 2022

It began there, but we can feel it here. It’s all people are talking about. The news is always on. Would you like to sign up for a...

Feb 25, 20221 min read

194: When the World is Coming to an End

This morning New York froze over- a sheet of ice blanketed the city, reminding us what cold feels like. Yesterday Russia invaded Ukraine-...

Jan 18, 20221 min read

185: Birdsong

For Colleyville I’ve heard that the reason birds sing in the morning is to say to one another I made it through the night. I guess that’s...

Nov 21, 20211 min read

168: Cain and Abel

Last week a boy who was old enough to carry a gun and child enough to shoot it was found innocent. As the gavel fell God ask “Cain, where...

Oct 8, 20211 min read

159: The Wrong Side of the Bed

Today I woke up on the wrong side of the bed- angry and anxious, my chest tight before the curtains even opened. Doesn’t my body know I’m...

Oct 2, 20211 min read

146: Solitary Confinement

I spent so much of 2020 alone in my apartment; days and weeks and almost a year because the world was sick and we had to protect each...

Oct 2, 20211 min read

144: Storm Warning

Two nights ago a storm rolled in- clouds thick with potential, heavy with secrets. The whole city went inside- faces pressed up against...

Jun 26, 20211 min read

128: Coming Out

In honor of Pride Month. #pride

Apr 30, 20211 min read

115: What Keeps Me Up at Night

Earth Day Reflections, 2021