I am lying to you all, each and every one of you, if I tell you what I believe without telling you why. And also lying if I tell you about my hopes without telling you how frightened I am, how tight my chest is, how many nights of sleep I watch evaporate as I turn the state of the world over in my mind like a penny in my mouth. Leave me to my... See more

I will have a world I hand to my children and say, “look what we made for you. Look what we kept for you.” My daughter will be so proud of me that she will put this world I have made for her on our fridge. This is the cry on my person every morning when I brace myself for the grief and I peel myself out of bed; I am on my knees and I say “Lord God... See more