spirituality

Greatness Consumed

Julene Pommert Leave a Comment

The piano is in flames, crackling and releasing pent-up chords never before experienced as music but now, but now, rending and explosions come as surprises so welcome Bach, Mozart, Pachelbel, Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and on and on, crowd closer, exclaiming… Continue Reading →

About Julene Pommert

Julene is a 5th-year MACP student, wife of a wonderful White man, mother of two teenaged boys, homeschooler, Ph.D., Native-White, in the true prime of life of after 50, identical twin, and increasingly inquisitive one swimming in seas of what may be love.

Sex Ed.

Lauren Sawyer Leave a Comment

Lesson 1: How to be a Virgin “Are you a virgin?” A group of nine-year-old boys gathered around Perri, the freckled fourth-grade whore, under the school terrace. It was recess and I found myself, the friend-of-a-friend of one of the… Continue Reading →

About Lauren Sawyer

Lauren is a graduate of The Seattle School who loves contemporary literature and poets who don’t rhyme. She often sympathizes with Dorothy Parker’s saying, “I hate writing; I love to have written.” Read more of Lauren’s written work at laurendeidra.com.

Here I Am

Julene Pommert Leave a Comment

night crawls claws whispers and this heart turns to Warrior’s embrace looping arms around his neck hearing his breath, his heart, feeling his strength as he holds me. I cry glad of arms of love. About Julene PommertJulene is a… Continue Reading →

About Julene Pommert

Julene is a 5th-year MACP student, wife of a wonderful White man, mother of two teenaged boys, homeschooler, Ph.D., Native-White, in the true prime of life of after 50, identical twin, and increasingly inquisitive one swimming in seas of what may be love.

The Voice and the Diaper

Sean Hall Leave a Comment

The first time I remember hearing the voice of God I was under water. I don’t mean the spooky kind of thundering voice from the sky or anything like that, not the kind with too much reverb that yells at… Continue Reading →

About Sean Hall

Sean is a pastor, musician, and writer in the New Parish movement and is currently in the Masters of Theology and Culture program at The Seattle School. He pastors Fountain Parish, an innovative neighborhood faith community in Bellingham, WA. Find out more at fountainparish.com or Facebook.com/februarybirds.