I've been blessed to spend the past five days in one of the most interesting cities I've ever seen among some of the most incredible and beautiful people I've ever known. This poem is for each of them and all of them and the city that gave them to me. She contradicts herself at every … Continue reading Ivanovo my love
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From Russia with Love Part 1: A study in contradictions
This morning I was awakened before 6am by the sound of a Russian road crew working to patch a semi-paved street outside my hotel window. It gave me my first bit of free time since arriving in Ivanovo to write a brief report on this trip for you faithful followers of The Awesomeness Conspiracy. It … Continue reading From Russia with Love Part 1: A study in contradictions
A Mother’s Day Letter from the Archives
Since today is Mother's Day, and since I've fallen behind on new content here at The Awesomeness Conspiracy, I decided to dig into the archives and re-post an article from Mother's Day 2011. I wrote the following "Letter To Mom" as a sermon I delivered to the congregation at First United Methodist Church in Williamstown, … Continue reading A Mother’s Day Letter from the Archives
A Minute Ago
A minute ago everything happened all at once.A minute ago I came kicking, bawling, gasping into the air full of questions and answers.A minute ago I made my first friend in a playpen on her mom’s porch speaking languages we didn’t know. We’re still friends because we remember what we said in a playpen on … Continue reading A Minute Ago
Every Life Has Value…a Buckwild Story
The Awesomeness Conspiracy Poet Laureate Anna Webb weighs in on the death of MTV's Buckwild star Shain Gandee's death and why it matters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRKAoJmpG5k You can follow this and more of Anna's videos on her YouTube page. Think what you want about MTV, reality programming, or seemingly self-indulgent people who apparently bring tragedy upon themselves, … Continue reading Every Life Has Value…a Buckwild Story
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