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Recent Posts
- Psaltery & Lyre’s New Site
- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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Columns Archive
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Myo
I am a Sunday Painter, an I-storyteller, a blogger with a miniscule audience in a big, noisy world. Oftentimes, I... -
Playing Valentine
Legend has it that one of the roots of Valentine’s Day stem from a third century ban on marriage passed... -
A Ride to Church – Nacogdoches
We moved to Nacogdoches (pronounced Nac-a-do-ches), a small town of 30,000, in 2008. On your way into town, a... -
Hosanna in the Highest
This week on ‘The Sanctuary’: a guest post from Andy. One way of characterising my spiritual journey over the last... -
Leaving
I’m in the process of choosing to leave. I’m almost there. There’s only a consideration of the cost. -
Black Swan
Today’s post is from a guest that we’ll call ‘White Cygnet’. I didn’t expect Black Swan to strike at my... -
Bearing a Burden
It sounds corny, but by carrying around her belongings (two pairs of sturdy shoes, a box of office supplies, a... -
What do a burger, a rare steak, and a gift all have in common?
A couple years ago, I sat in a Relief Society lesson at church about modesty. According to the rumor mill,... -
Foolish Love
My husband likes to attribute a lot of our personality quirks to generational influences. In his eyes, we are deeply... -
Commercial Appeal
You may have been watching the Packers and Steelers last night, but since I don’t care for pro football and... -
C’mon, get happy
If you asked a Mormon what the purpose of this life is, you would probably get an explanation of the... -
Mirror
When the Universe ends-or re-begins?-how will we know? Who will write the history of it? And what is the basis... -
David Lynch: ‘Inland Empire’
‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s after midnight.’ In one of the key, echoed scenes of Inland Empire (2006), Laura Dern’s... -
Number 8
I gave him an out, saying something about maybe he’d already had lunch. “Yeah, thanks anyway, I’m not hungry, I... -
The Birds and the Bees, Mormon Style
Did you have a birds-and-the-bees talk when you were a kid? Mine occurred in fourth grade the night before they... -
The Golden Rule
[UPDATED] I am bound and cannot escape. I live in shadows and mists along the edges of that magical world of... -
Going Green
One of the most profound ideas from my big Christmas trip was how it affected my relationship with my wallet.... -
Smart-Asses Welcome
Today at the yoga studio we offered a day of full retreat complete with restorative yoga, meditation classes, clean vegetarian... -
Scapegoats
“Don’t blame it all on the devil” seems a reasonable enough point for mature minds. Maybe too obvious a point?... -
David Lynch: ‘Eraserhead’
The chicken on the table isn’t dead. The baby is perhaps a cow fetus. And Henry has to raise it... -
A Ride to Church: Atlanta
What is your Ride to Church like? Today we travel with Claire, through Atlanta, GA. -
Forbidden Fruit
So, I just finished reading an absolutely fascinating book called Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American... -
Forget the Rules
I am moving to a new house this week and I’ve had a surprisingly hard time adjusting to that fact.... -
More Dread than Alive
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face.... -
Meditation 101
When I signed up for Yoga Teacher Training years ago, I was warned to expect a lot of sitting still... -
The Power and the Glory of Quirky Observation
I’ve recently been reminded of how some, more quirky observations can easily lead to delightful moments of wonder and a... -
David Lynch: ‘Lost Highway’
If we are no longer what society tells us: then who are we? And how can we be trusted? -
Number 7
I caught a glimpse of him opening the bag and then dropping it rather unceremoniously on the ground. He... -
You can’t have two fun parents. That’s a carnival.
I love the show Modern Family. When it first started, I got some chain emails about how negative the show... -
Read More Adventurously
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Am I “Dreaming”?
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther... -
Faith – Worth the Risk?
*The following is a guest post by Dan Ron Kauk is one of the world’s most renowned rock climbers. A... -
Bake-ru
‘Bake’ isn’t just about changing, its about the charm that transforms everyday innocuous items into unrecognizable, uncooperative objects through unknown... -
The Spirit of the Beehive
Who could ever draw the lines that would separate the material world and the worlds of the imagination? For children,... -
What The Church is Doing Wrong
Something’s better than nothing…. or is it? -
Seminal Works – Exile in Guyville
But, there is so much more to Exile than sexual frankness. Exile is about finding your way in the third... -
Let Go
No doubt, sometime in your life you’ve been told, “Just let it go.” It’s a common phrase, and one that’s... -
Mojibake!
[Updated with Bad Religion] The Holy Bible tells a story rich in metaphor which marks the tendency for information to... -
The Conformist
Nobody would want to be called a ‘Fascist’. Unless, of course, you’re living in 1930’s Italy: the world of Bernardo... -
Number Six
I encountered the same man at Boulevard and Freedom that I’d given lunch #4 to last week. I felt badly... -
What are we aiming for?
Have you ever written a family mission statement? I’m not big on self-help books (with the exception of the mountain... -
Reading in the New Year
I still like to keep track of the end of year book lists because if, heaven forbid, I ever make... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
The natural recounting of achievements and regrets with an eye to the future feels like a gift. -
Offering, Part II
At the end of a painful retreat (about which, click here), Laurie came to pick me up. She brought Echo,... -
London Calling
[UPDATED] I took a call from London at four this morning — that’s 11 AM London time. It was my... -
Robert Altman: ‘Short Cuts’
If this film is a set of ‘short cuts’, then we might ask: ‘where to?’, and ‘what to avoid?’ -
Possibilities
Today, my wish is that the New Year unfurl new possibilities- for the blog and its contributors, and for our... -
Ringing in the New Year
I’m kind of a New Year’s Eve Scrooge. I’ve never cared much for ringing in the new year with anything... -
Wish I Had A River
Taking a break this week but I want to share just a little something anyway. Because it’s Christmas and not... -
Christmas cards and family newsletters
The following post was written by Sara W. on her personal blog two years ago. I read it then,...