Dear Aunt Connie, I'm so sorry I missed our meeting a couple of weeks ago. I was really looking forward to hanging out with you and catching up on things, but I fell and sprained my foot, laying me up for quite a while. I suppose if I'd known I'd be making it up here (which… Continue reading having flies
Author: L.S. Childe
writer, church lady, fangirl, mom
civil
On this peaceful and snowy Monday morning, I find myself part of a nation that is struggling to understand the weekend's tragic shooting in Arizona, wherein a congresswoman was targeted for political elimination by a madman. While little is known about the assailant and his motivations, public conversation has begun addressing extreme political polarization and inflammatory rhetoric. I, for… Continue reading civil
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what do you wear to meet your dad for the first time?
what do you wear to meet your dad for the first time? something dressy to make a good impression? not a suit exactly, but just something tony that communicates togetherness and health. something that says, "yeah, i'm doing one hundred percent, completely fine [whether it's true or not], thank you; how are you?" maybe go… Continue reading what do you wear to meet your dad for the first time?
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waiting
I love Sunday School. In yesterday's meeting, my leader introduced me to this amazing sculpture. Its name is "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" and it was created by Russian artist Evgeniy Vuchetich, then donated to the United Nations by the U.S.S.R. in 1959. The title of the work comes from Isaiah 2:4, which reads: [The God… Continue reading waiting
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blue
"I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel..." -Charlie Brown I hate to admit this, but in the past, I have written off this bewildered confession as evidence of weak character on good old Charlie Brown's part. How… Continue reading blue
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correlation
Nearly a year ago, I became inspired to see Coraline, the movie after which my best friend named her baby. Due to the passage of time and the pressing of life, I had forgotten all about it until last month when our pastor referenced the film from the pulpit. Though his message brought only a brief glimpse into the… Continue reading correlation
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L O S T
INT. A SEMI-URBAN RESIDENCE - NIGHT SUBTITLE: DOWNINGTOWN, PA, MAY 23, 2010 A small living room with red walls, crowded with friends and neighbors. Detritus of snack consumption litters the surfaces and the neighboring kitchen. Eleven adults and one teenager stare transfixed at a forty-inch TV, responding to its images intermittently with frantic muted screams, bright peals of laughter, and awed silences. The room's temperature… Continue reading L O S T
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passage
smog in my heart, heat shimmering from the path. cold, slick sweat sliding and falling away. drive to go, go, go - climb more, do more, show more, prove me. rocks rolling underfoot, no tread, no grip, paralyzing fear of what is beyond. no vision but of the shear, the peril, the moment's notice death by… Continue reading passage
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cobwebs, creaky stairs, and the salamander of doom
It was a warm, sunny Monday afternoon. I stood at the top of my basement steps with arms crossed and a tentative scowl furrowing my brow. Staring into the dusty dampness below, only one thought encapsulated the strength of my intentions and resolve: "Do I have to?" The task at hand was in itself a simple one: Enter the… Continue reading cobwebs, creaky stairs, and the salamander of doom
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observations of a WriMo, week 1
Week 1 of NaNoWriMo concludes today, and while I musn't take too much time away from my word-crunching, I must record some of my initial observations. Enjoy! 1. Word of the week: revealing. I have discovered that NaNoWriMo is not about the novel; it's about the writer. I approached my computer six days ago as a completely… Continue reading observations of a WriMo, week 1
Lucinda S. Sutton 