the inner gathering

The final months of 2022 were so disorienting, it took me a few weeks to get my bearings....

missing tile gratitude

I once heard of a psychological phenomenon called “missing tile syndrome.” The idea is that if you walk...

get what you want

The alarm sounds at 4am, so we can begin the two-day road trip to our annual beach vacation...

The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell

This excerpt taken from The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell: A Novel by Kelly Flanagan. Copyright (c) 2022 by...

Will Smith

You probably think you’ve heard everything there is to say about Will Smith. You haven’t. Nor have you...

breakthrough

The house is quiet for the first time in eighteen months. Minutes earlier, all three of my kids...

every laugh is a light

I’m sitting at the kitchen table, on the eve of Advent, laughing with friends, knowing I’ll be waking...

liminal space

I’m sitting on a beach chair in the summer of 2021, watching my 18-year-old son play in the...

how to change your life

For the first time in my life, it’s October and I’m still practicing my New Year’s Resolution. And...

self-awareness

The car almost blindsides me. I’m exiting the interstate on the way to my office, having just passed...