Faith & Inspiration |
Rusty the fawn-colored dog lived in our house, even though she
belonged to the next-door neighbor. A squat, top-heavy animal, she
squeaked and squealed and…
Faith & Inspiration |
In honor of Reformation Day, I set aside Oct. 31 to meet in an
upstairs dorm lounge with root beer, a pudding invention fondly
called a “Diet of Worms…
Faith & Inspiration |
I stood yesterday outside the office of my literature professor and
academic advisor, Dr. Bonnie Libby, peering through the window. Dr.
Libby passed away…
Essay |
The other day, Jonathan Rauch’s 2003
Atlantic
article “Caring for Your Introvert” hit our dorm room like an
asteroid. “Extroverts are so weird!” cried…
Essay |
On a regular Monday night in my college dorm I begin to tiptoe
around, with one toe breaking through my stockings, interviewing
everyone I can find. “Tell…
Essay |
Last Sunday we had just stopped at a traffic light in Northern
Virginia when my father began hooting with laughter from behind the
wheel. We knew my father…
Essay |
In a tall wooden room in the Purcellville, Va., train station, 10
writers sit at a table. One, named Jerry, wears an earring and has
veins running through his…
Essay |
On the bus to Asheville the woman sitting in front of me has a kind
face and ropes of roses tattooed onto her arms. "You goin' to
Nashville?" she asks. I came…
Essay |
Injury and sudden fainting spells, if minor, can make excellent
memories. Take, for instance, the time I fainted in high school. It
felt like nothing but…
