Archive - Memoirish Prose

Island Park Essay

The prompt is "write what you want to remember, write what you want to forget."

May 17 •

February 2025

The sweet reason our kids call Chris "Pastor Dad" and Making the Most of January

Feb 6 •

December 2024

Our Milestone Year Reviewed

The highlights in activities, media, food and experiences

Dec 24, 2024 •

November 2024

Making the Most of Autumn

making is the simple, down-home version of creating, I think. // Issue II

Nov 18, 2024 •

October 2024

A Prayer for Sports on the Mission Field

I wrote this prayer for my son, but maybe you can adopt it too.

Oct 22, 2024 •

Things that Keep me Awake at Night

Oct 18, 2024 •

Panic in Three Acts

What to do when you feel like panicking, I guess.

Oct 13, 2024 •

Fair Trade Fashion Resources

Slow Fashion is bad for the world in every way. Here's a small guide to beginning to shop more ethically.

Oct 10, 2024 •

September 2024

Book Review: Unreasonable Hospitality

Trying something new, plus a hospitality roundup

Sep 14, 2024 •

July 2024

Dearly Beloved for 20 Years

Why I think success in marriage is remembering that Dearly Beloved is actually everyone else

Jul 13, 2024 •

June 2024

This is the Year I Embrace Being a Maker

making is the simple, down-home version of creating, I think. // Issue I

Jun 6, 2024 •

May 2024

Create, play, nourish, read, curate and grow

Made to live for so much more and other ways to toast my 40th birthday.

May 8, 2024 •

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