From June 4th to June 13th my family piled into a rental car and drove through eleven states straight down the middle of the country. These are our tales.
Poem: Losing Religion
We were late to church, which was my fault, but I didn’t know teen missionaries would be speaking, drawing a weird crowd, and that God would totally abandon us.
Bits: Very Large Duck
Out of a terrible tragedy sprung one of my all-time great impressions. Almost made the trip to the emergency room worth it.
Travel Log: The Great Midwestern Road Trip #4
From June 4th to June 13th my family piled into a rental car and drove through eleven states straight down the middle of the country. These are our tales.
Poem: The Coach
Bless all the dad’s who coach teams so that others don’t have to. I hope those once-in-shape warriors find what they’re looking for.
Poem: The Cowboy & the Mountie (for Phil)
My friend told me the difference between the American (my word) or Yankee (his word) and the Canadian could be summed up by comparing the Cowboy and the Mountie. For Phil.
Poem: Regarding the 10:00 PM Flip Out
I thought the kid would feel embarrassed the next morning when he realized he was the inspiration for this poem. Instead was flattered and thanked me.
Poem: Redemption
With all due respect to the twenty-year-old missionary, I think we need to revisit the notion of dramatic conversion.
Travel Log: The Great Midwestern Road Trip #3
From June 4th to June 13th my family piled into a rental car and drove through eleven states straight down the middle of the country. These are our tales.
Poem: It's Doing What Now?
I don’t know. A phrase was stuck in my head so I wrote a poem about it when I should’ve been helping in the church library.
Poem: Those Who Like Neil Diamond & Those Who Don't
They say there are two types of people in the world and never the twain shall meet.
Poem: Avid Indoorsman
With all due respect to Thoreau, Emerson, or any other weirdos lurking in the bushes …
Poem: The Tuesday Afternoon Shift
Hemingway isn’t the only one who can tell very short stories.
Travel Log: The Great Midwestern Road Trip #2
From June 4th to June 13th my family piled into a rental car and drove through eleven states straight down the middle of the country. These are our tales.
Poem: God's Humble Servant
Based on a true story that I don’t really want to talk about.
Travel Log: The Great Midwestern Road Trip #1
From June 4th to June 13th my family piled into a rental car and drove through eleven states straight down the middle of the country. These are our tales.
Poem: This Guy
If you were there, then you’d understand this perfectly.
Vignette: Burying Bryton
“Seems like we were always burying Bryton. The problem was he wasn’t very dead and the earth was much, much smaller back then. If you buried him too deep …”
Poem: A Utah Father's Dilemma
How to celebrate the heroes who don’t wear capes? Or even shirts around the house?
Poem: An Occurrence
For some the world will completely stop; for others it will go on normally.