I have something to say. I have an addiction for complete approval. There, it’s done. It should come as no surprise, really, though I’ve found it somehow snuck up behind me to place a rope around my neck. Way back in the winding of my DNA code, somewhere after my double X chromosome determined my gender, and before my eyes became...

They come here to getaway, or that’s what they tell me. Each time my parents come here to our little spot on the farm they encounter the spot where hi-speed Internet has failed to reach. The land where two bars is the best you can hope for and checking voicemail requires a drive up the road, around the corner, down the hill, and up into...

“Thanks, Lee, that’s really great.” I can’t even remember what her name is now. Its been well over six years since we sat in that dark corner of the church foyer at two tables pushed into a square. She was thin with short dark hair and probably ten years my senior. I’d just read her a verse I’d picked out...

Dear Sixteen Year Old Me, Happy Birthday! The little red car in the garage with a bow on it is yours. It’s a gift from your parents. Don’t freak out. Its a stick, but you’ll take your driver’s test in the Grand Prix. And you’ll pass. Practice cleaning it out once in a while, it’ll give us a leg up in the...