Creative Breaks: A Summer in Photos

Though I wrote a lot this summer, I also needed time to reflect on that writing and to not even think about that writing. I'm sure many parts of life - creative and otherwise - are like that. It helps to take breaks. This summer, two of my best "break" activities were morning bike rides... Continue Reading →

August 6, 2025

What I’d Climbed Up There to Do: On Learning to Play the Carillon

As a fall semester begins for students and educators, I'm sharing this essay inspired by my own college days. It originally appeared in "Bell: Essays by readers" in the March 2024 issue of The Christian Century. ~~~ I can’t fully explain why I did it. I thought a lot about those bells. Lying in my... Continue Reading →

September 10, 2024

On the Valuable Use of Time

I’ve been feeling the need to explain myself lately. Aware that I’ve put inordinate amounts of time into a hobby that I do (admittedly) love, I’ve felt the urge to defend myself (even if only to myself) about what I’ve been doing. What have I been doing? I’ve been writing a novel. In the dark... Continue Reading →

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