Disclaimer: This reflection on human struggle and hope in broken places contains gritty imagery (likely R or TV-MA). I share it because something bigger meets us in the mess, calling to believers and seekers alike. A Plea Across the Void I stumbled on Hold My Hand by UNKLE, a British band, late one night, itsContinueContinue reading “Hold My Hand: Grace in the Grit of Life”
Category Archives: Stories & Sound
ProWritingAid’s Novel November: The 30-Day Writing Challenge
Alright, ProWritingAid is hyping up their Novel November: The 30-Day Writing Challenge, and it’s free to join. Spoiler alert: they’ll probably nudge you to buy their software somewhere along the way—classic move. If you’re into writing but haven’t dipped your toes into a challenge like this, it’s a solid chance to discover your unique voiceContinueContinue reading “ProWritingAid’s Novel November: The 30-Day Writing Challenge”
Lucid Illusions: A Blues-Punk Discovery at Karbach
Ever stumbled on a band that feels like a discovery meant just for you? That was Lucid Illusions for me at Karbach’s Love Street Music & Arts Festival in Houston back in April. Their set hit so hard I was swept up in the moment, but I had to step back from that pure emotionalContinueContinue reading “Lucid Illusions: A Blues-Punk Discovery at Karbach”
Think You Can’t Sing in Choir? You Absolutely Can!
I remember the first time, as a child, I sat in the pew and heard the choir carry a hymn into the rafters. I didn’t know then that it wasn’t just music—but it felt bigger than anything I’d ever heard before. Years later, I realized what I had experienced was a room full of voicesContinueContinue reading “Think You Can’t Sing in Choir? You Absolutely Can!”
Bad Moon Rising and the 8-Track Sounds of Childhood
I can still conjure it—the family’s tobacco-brown Pontiac Bonneville, the smell of leather warm from the mid-day sun, dashboard gleaming with chrome, at that age when I was still small enough to straddle the transmission hump. I felt part of the whole ride—the road ahead, the hum of the engine mingling with the faint whisperContinueContinue reading “Bad Moon Rising and the 8-Track Sounds of Childhood”
Veni. Vidi. Scripsi. 