Exposing the Unquiet Self

When is an identity-marking act activism? Long distance running that is both flight and fight may be such an act, for flight instincts never preclude defiance. Every run isn’t away from a fight; some are toward one. Embracing a fight against status quo interests and flight toward a life not defined by the usual social… Continue Reading


Who Can Know the Heart?

Sara would always remember the words, jagged and piercing:   An accident. On her way home from work. Two blocks from home. Sara waited cautiously, hoping it was a wrong number “Expired,” said the officer who announced himself as Ron. Sara pictured a Marine: broad shouldered, crew cut, and matter of fact. “What? Her driver’s license… Continue Reading