By Kelly Carr Spring might be my new favorite season. (I used to be a fall girl. I still love it too.) After the short days of winter and the cold and cloudy atmosphere that exists for so long in Cincinnati, the peek of blooms and warming sun lifts my spirits. I find energy anew. […]
By Rebecca Landry She glanced at the photo we had taken and critiqued her own “saggy arms” and “wrinkled face.” She quickly added, “I promise I’m not vain; I can’t even stand to look in the mirror!” Rather than convince me that she was not pridefully obsessed with herself, her comment served to convince me […]
By Charles C. Grimm It can be difficult for English teachers to enjoy worship. Years and years of writing and grading English papers transform proofreading from a skill to a reflex. Any given Sunday, I will be wondering why nobody else seems bothered that the slide says it’s instead of its, and why there is […]
By Robin Stanley “If I’m not perfect, what am I?” I repeated the question she wanted me to ask myself—and with hesitation responded, “Imperfect?” The counselor nodded, her head cocked to one side, her eyebrows raised. Her body language coached me to keep trying in an “OK, and . . .” kind of way. Suddenly […]
By Kelly Carr It’s time. But we’ve arrived embarrassingly late to the grand event, skittering to a halt before the guest of honor. Our garments are tattered and spattered with mud. We are a sight to behold. We are the impetuous children, having frolicked and spurned guidance, fully ensconced in our own whimsies, play, and […]
