the inner gathering

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

snow angels purpose

One morning, I wake up doubting my calling to be a writer in a thousand different ways. It’s...

joy

“We think this would work better as fiction.” I’d submitted my proposal for the second non-fiction work of...

The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell

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

loveable

It’s May and endings are everywhere. Aidan is graduating from high school. Quinn is graduating from eighth grade,...

Will Smith

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

how to find belonging

We’re watching security footage. The image shows a parking lot sprawled out in front of our car. Several...

true self

Ten years ago, I discovered myself to be a creative. A writer. A blogger. A new voice in...

self-awareness

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

Loveable sign

The dining room table was protected. I was leading the 2019 Loveable Retreat Weekend at the 4U Ranch...