Hate, anger, violence—none of these ever resolve conflict. They simply add fuel to an already raging fire. As a man who struggled with who I am for a good part of my life, it had an effect on me—and not a positive one. It made me bitter. It made me angry. Sometimes I couldn’t contain…
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Nourish
As the year comes to an end, I ponder how I can do things better in the next 365 days. I have no immediate answers—I don’t think anyone does—but I can be confident that I’ll do my best to make better decisions, be less frivolous, and do more things rooted in love than in desire….
A fraction of a second.
As I sit here in the dark, the soft light from our Christmas tree is reflected in the cellophane and book covers of the open packages under the tree’s branches. Everything is glowing and golden, and the house is calm. Children everywhere are passed out in parents’ laps, safely tucked into their beds, or seated…
JT’s: The Burger Place
This little burger place in West St. Paul played a big part in my childhood. My friends and I would meet here before going up to the Cina 4 Theater to see a weekend matinee for $1. The old guy knew all of us by name and would comp us a nickel sometimes if we…
Open to Change
My lack of updates, of late, by no means indicates I have abandoned this blog. I have simply been hard at work finalizing my Christmas novella, The Journey of Joseph Winter, and taking in all of the notes and suggestions from my editor, Pam. While the idea of writing the story in first-person journal form…