The Giver: A Dystopian Classic
It is a common anecdote that the word “utopia” has a twofold meaning: “perfect place” and “no place”. In the definition itself, a utopia…
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March For Our Lives – Students Across the United States Speak Out Against Gun Violence and Call For Legislative Change
#Enough, #WhatIf and #NeverAgain On Valentine’s Day of 2018 at 2:20 PM on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Nikolas Cruz, a…
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In Honor of Black History Month – A Poem and a Lament of White Privilege
I have decided to take the risk of offending you To gently ask that you join me too To wake up and make a…
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A Series of Laments by Julie Clark: #2 – Two Small Coins
I am writing a series of laments. As a white evangelical Christian, I did not learn to lament in my religious or cultural background. This…
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A Series of Laments by Julie Clark: #1 Grieving Violence in Our Land
I am writing a series of laments. As a white evangelical Christian, I did not learn to lament in my religious or cultural background. This…
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Is Anybody Listening? – A Poem by Natalie Patterson
Is Anybody Listening? We are a nation of opinions Someone is always talking Which leads me to wonder, Who is listening? Who is taking…
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November Skies Ch.11: At Long Last
They were on their way to her father’s house. As they sat in the back of a taxi, Kaila wrung her hands, twisting and…
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Is Anybody Listening? A Poem by Natalie Patterson
We are a nation of opinions Someone is always talking Which leads me to wonder, Who is listening? Who is taking note? Who is…
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Mother Guilt – A Poem by Julie Clark
Let me go here once in a while Not often or too long Only we mothers know What we could have been Had we…
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Peace Longings – A Poem by Julie Clark
I. If only we could laugh together With pure joy If only we could play together Running free If only we could trust and…
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The Enemy Within – An Essay by Julie Clark
Again hate and fear are splashed across the pages of our newspapers, our screens, and our hearts. How is our world continuing to spiral…
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Breaking – A Poem by Julie Clark
This world is breaking My heart I can hardly breathe Let alone write a poem Something with a message Pointing toward hope This world…
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