Saturday Good Reads

Reminiscing about a movie (it’s one of my favorites, too); stopping to listen to an unknown soldier; why God isn’t fair (and it’s good); remembrance under a sycamore, and a hidden pond.  Good stuff.

Prose

“A Thousand Goodbyes” by Ann Kroeker.

“Behold the Birth of the Unorganized Hancock” by Greg Sullivan at Sippican Cottage.

“One Woman: The Unknown Soldier” by Charity Singleton at Wide Open Spaces.

“Everything made fair” by Billy Coffey at What I Learned Today.

“To Run and Not Grow Weary – Part One” and “Part Two” by Jeff Overstreet for Image Journal.

“God Is Not Fait (Why That’s Good)” by Jason Stasyszen at Connecting to Impact.

“How the Solution to a Stalled, Overheated Bus is the Secret to Many Other Things in Life” by Shawn Smucker.

Poetry

“Under the Sycamore: A Place of Grateful Remembrance” and “And God Created Metaphors for Children – and Adults Can Tag Along” by Jerry Barrett at Gerald the Writer.

“Alan Paton” by D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

“Let Rain” by Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

“Pollen” and “Like a Rock” by Chris Galford at The Waking Den.

“Story” by Nancy Rosback at A Little Somethin’.

Paintings and Photographs

“Prairie Smoke” and “Wonders of Wander” by Tim Good at Good Photography.

“New Leaves,” watermedia on Yupo by Randall David Tipton at Painter’s Process.

“The Song Within” and “Wishes” by Susan Etole at Just…A Moment.

“Hidden Pond” by Steve Gravano at Take a Look Around.

Photograph: Whitby Abbey by Petr Kratochvil via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.