Clarity Vs. Tension
One of the first principles of clear writing is to get to the grammatical subject early in a sentence, and to get to the verb soon thereafter. Every time a […]
Clarity Vs. Tension
One of the first principles of clear writing is to get to the grammatical subject early in a sentence, and to get to the verb soon thereafter. Every time a […]
For Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor, Friendship Is a Creative Force
For a decade and a half, Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor have been making music together in a wide variety of venues and a wide variety of costumes. They are […]
The Long Middle
Artist and graphic novelist John Hendrix posted this image of what it feels like to do a big creative project (you can click to see a bigger version): That looks […]
Douglas McKelvey: Writer of Fan Letters, Maker of Finger Puppets
Doug McKelvey is best known as the author of Every Moment Holy, “new liturgies for daily life.” He has also been a songwriter and a screenwriter. In this episode, the Sad Stories […]
One Trick for Writing Better Essays
When you start writing an essay or column or blog post, you likely have some good ideas that you want to write about. But you almost certainly haven’t had your […]
Jessica Hooten Wilson Has Suffered from Imposter Syndrome
Jessica Hooten Wilson is Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She’s a much sought-after speaker and the author of books about Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Walker Percy, and Flannery […]
Covered In Dust and Glory
There’s something strange about the following sentence: When Cindy came into the restaurant with her new boyfriend, she spotted her old boyfriend eating a hamburger, fries, and his heart out. […]
Thomas McKenzie Blew Up a Gas Station
Thomas McKenzie is an Anglican priest, the founding pastor of Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, and the author of The Anglican Way. In this week’s episode of The Habit Podcast—the fifth in the […]
Leisure World
When I was growing up in Warner Robins, Georgia, there was a subdivision called “Leisure World.” It wasn’t a retirement community or a neighborhood of vacation homes. It was just […]
Ellie Holcomb Paid Her Dues. In the Lunchroom.
Singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb has just released a new solo album called Canyon—which, she says, is about a deeper sorrow, a higher hope, and the brokenness that is integral to our humanity. Hopefully she […]