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Make Me a Roof Wrecker
Like so many Southern towns, mine is full of Bible thumpers. They are loud and insistent and zealous that you might come to agree with them. Very often their message is skewed; almost always they draw...
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Twenty-Four Inches to Choose Truth
It came on out of nowhere, a small thing turned big, a feeling– normally dismissed– now wielding supernatural strength. It claimed hold; it held tight. First the anger, then the sadness, tired beyond...
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Grace for the Everyday
I write about grace a lot. Probably because I think about it a lot. Probably because I need it a lot. When I catch even a hint of a suggestion that someone wants to place limits on grace, I am …...
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Rent
Its latest incarnation began as a Facebook thread in which my friend Joy asked whether any female bloggers might be able to use tickets to a popular women’s conference. Tamara: Well, I’m close enough,...
View ArticleWhen You Answer the Door in Jammies
I met my friend Katie in my jammies. Let me clarify: I met Katie for the first time when I opened my door in my pajamas, sans bra (I’ve had five kids; this is not an exciting thing), and she has agreed...
View ArticleOn Being Friends with People Sporting Equipment
A recent ad campaign for a men’s body wash had some people shocked and offended. It made a not-so-subtle play on words by demonstrating its ability to clean sporting equipment, namely, balls. Adult...
View ArticleThis One Time In College
We’ve all heard the stories. If not in real life, then at least on a sitcom or a movie. People love to get all wink-wink about “this one time in college”– you know, the seedy little stories of a...
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