Francene
Endless vocation
What are a few days of school? It’s not like you’re going to miss anything.
Keeping Up with the Jones
A presidential press conference for Black History Month
Wolf Blitzer: Good morning, this is Wolf Blitzer. President Barack Obama has called an unexpected Black History Month press conference to, in his words, “Comm
Raised Relief
Epistle
On a long stretch of road in southern Indiana a few years ago I happened upon the mangled form of a hawk that had been struck by something large.
Summary of My Discontent
Going post-postal
Now that America’s appliances are out on the front porch and the car is up on cinderblocks, it’s becoming routine for our most cherished institutions to call in sick and spend the
Fables of the Deconstruction
Kiss on my list
Valentine’s Day is the worst holiday ever foisted upon the natural human (except maybe Christmas).
Summary of My Discontent
Present-traumatic stress
In the sandwich shop, the woman — pretty, rumpled, with two young children in tow — looks dazed.
The Church Hoppers
Extreme Makeover: God edition
Since last summer, your Church Hoppers have visited nine houses of worship. And each one gave the Man Upstairs a slightly different look.




