Saturday, May 28, 2011

Saturday Good Reads


A memory of a grandmother, a photographic interpretation of the hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus,” and some truly fine poems are a few of the good things on the web this past week. And did you know a child could play with an otter?

Prose

Wondrous Things” by Bob Spencer at Wilderness Fandango.

Watching a storm” by KristenKJ at No Small Thing.

The Most Popular Song I Ever Played” by Greg Sullivan at Sippican Cottage.

Wise is the person” by David Murray at Writing Boots.

The Stream of Least Resistance” by Duane Scott.

Listening through Mundane” by Michelle DeRusha at Gracefuil.

Just Call Me the Christian Leper” by Jessica McGuire at Jezamama.

A Simple ‘I Love You’” by Michael Perkins at Untitled.

Eggs, grain and grandma” by Nancy Rosback at A Little Somethin’.

What happiness requires” by Billy Coffey at What I Learned Today.

A Steadfast Spirit” by April Nelson at Small Moments of Great Reward.

"What He Said" by David Rupert at Red-Letter Believers.

"Where You Go to Church Tells How Much Money You Make" by Bradley Moore at Shrinkign the Camel.

"Moments of Grace" by Louise Gallagher at Recover Your Joy.

"Pardon me while I rant incessantly: celebrating mediocrity" by Kathy Richards at Katdish.

Poetry

The Power” by Brendan MacOdrum at Oran’s Well.

Quiet” by Duane Carter at Songs from the River.

Scorched” by Rob Kistner at Image & Verse.

Received Wisdom” by Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

Commercial Break” by B.K. MacKenzie at Signed…BKM.

Pondering” by Jim Schmotzer at Faithful Skeptic.

Paintings and Photographs

More Than Gold” and “Outlook” by Susan Etole at Just…A Moment.

Gold” and “Twenty: Photographs from a quilt show” by Nancy Rosback at A Little Somethin’.

Fairest Lord Jesus” by Jeanne Damoff at The View From Here.

Videos

"Playing with an Otter." (Hat tip: Greg Sullivan at Sippican Cottage)


Photograph: Cat and Ladder by Nancy Rosback. Used with permission.

7 comments:

katdish said...

Thanks for the mention again this week. I've missed so much this week, and I appreciate you bringing together so many good posts.

Jeanne Damoff said...

Thanks, Glynn, for the mention and your unflagging generosity in sharing your internet gold. A beautiful weekend to you, good sir.

Louise Gallagher said...

Glynn -- thanks! And WHERE is on its way -- I did forget to put a note with it though before it was sent off!

Maureen said...

One of my favorite pieces this week was Nance's "eggs, grain, and grandma".

Thank you for including my poem among these many stellar offerings.

Have a wonderful long weekend.

Anonymous said...

Thank you, Glynn.

S. Etole said...

Always appreciate being here and visiting these links.

SippicanCottage said...

Hi Glynn.