Saturday Good Reads

Doug Spurling consider the daughter he loves so much; Jerry Barrett looks at his ailing mother in her final years; Jeanne Damoff ponders her daughter and son-in-law (and granddaughter) leaving for mission service. Megan Willome encounters a zombie, while Brendan MacOdrum encounters another kind of evil and turns the experience into an extraordinary poem. J of India manages to capture color in remarkable ways. And Tom O’Bedlan reads chapter one of the book that truly opened my eyes to the world of writing. It was a great week to read things online.

Prose

“Keeping Your Dreams” by Travis Thrasher at The Journey is Everything.

“The peripheral vision of faith” by Milton Brasher-Cunningham at Don’t Eat Alone.

“When God dies all over again” by Emily Wierenga at Imperfect Prose.

“Looking for Satisfaction in My Work: Monday Morning Blues” by David Rupert at Red-Letter Believers.

“Brushes with the Holy” and “For the gospel” by Jeanne Damoff at The View From Here.

“I Told Your Story, Old Friend” and “Angels are always on our path” by Louise Gallagher at Recover Your Joy.

“Name Calling” and “The Porch” by Jerry Barrett at Parenthetically Speaking in 3D.

“Messages Floating Down the Creek in Poorly Crafted Vessels” by Shawn Smucker.

“Hammer Times” by Scott Couchenour at Serving Strong.

“Smoke n Hearts” by Doug Spurling at Spurling Silver.

"I'm Riddled with Desire & Tell' God All About It" by Darlene at Simply Darlene.

"The Voices on My Page" by Daniel D at The Ininerant D.

"Egocentrism at its Finest" by Jake Lee at Very Much Later.

"Eradicating Orphan Behavior" by Jason Stasyszen at Connecting to Impact.

"Stubborn Love" by Kathy Richards at Katdish.

"Passing Fancy" by Chris Galford at Waking Den.

"Do You Have Kindle ADD?" by Adam Blumer at Meaningful Suspense.

Poetry

“Summer sisters” by Laurie Kolp.

“Litany of Penitence” by Richard Beck at Experimental Theology (Hat tip: J of India).

“Zombie” by Megan Willome.

“Lenten Journal: Connection” by Milton Brasher-Cunningham at Don’t Eat Alone.

“Francis Quarles” by D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

“Elle’s Lament” by Tony Maude at Rumours of Rhyme.

“Many Years Married” by Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

“In the Scheme of Things” and “On Criticism” by Michael Perkins at The Handwritten.

“The Naked Singularity” by Brendan MacOdrum at Oran’s Well.

“A Poison Tree by William Blake,” by @Chris Galford at Waking Den.

“I ate my voice” by Louise Gallagher at Recover Your Joy.

Paintings and Photographs

“Snow” and “Winter Oak” by Timothy Good at Photography by Tiwago.

“In Progress” by Paul Batch at Paul Batch Painting.

“The Corner Shop” and “Music of the Spheres” by J of India at Neither Use Nor Ornament.

“In Season” by Susan Etole at Just…A Moment.

Videos and Podcasts

“Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Chapter 1” by Tom O’Bedlam at Spoken Verse.

Photograph: Approaching Storm by Pennie Gibson via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission. (I think this looks like a scene in Mordor from Lord of the Rings.)