Chasing the Birds
Pursuing that which is good, beautiful, and true in life and literature.
Together, let us romanticize the world through the lens of wonderfully created, imaginative beings. I invited all readers, writers, teachers, critics, believers, and thinkers along on this wild and wonderful journey as we chase the birds.
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- When Your Students Say the Bible is Illogical
“No offense to anyone here…” the student said, shifting her eyes from side to side at the room of kids who definitely were about to disagree with her. “But don’t you think the Bible is a little… illogical?” The true words of a seventeen-year-old student delivered on a Tuesday afternoon, no doubt coming from a… - The Joy of Dressing a Character
As a woman with a deep and abiding appreciation for clothes – high-quality clothes that speak to my personality, convictions, and identity – I notice a person’s attire first. As a writer, clothing my characters is quite possibly one of my favorite things to do. To me, each outfit says something about who the character… - The Case for the Moral Imagination in Literature (Where it all began)
In the spring of 2021, I faced a daunting task: to establish and refine a research idea suitable for two majors and pitch it to a committee of individuals with differing perspectives, in order to secure grant funding for the research project. Not your usual issue for a standard undergraduate degree. The university I attended…