“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that”   I never knew my about mother’s prejudice until I was almost thirteen. She deliberately chose to withold any comment, or display any attitude, that would influence me to adopt her biases. Others’ parents did not make such enlightened decisions.   dark night “better…

“low winter sun” by Sharnon Knight “low winter sun” a pathfinder’s way ends at home fresh snow and bare trees a welcome sight We swore we passed the same farmhouse. Weather-worn, with a silo near the barn, and perhaps a shed set back in the same, full field. Each one lay along a state road…

Photo by Olesia Misty on Unsplash   An alchemic drive to transform this fallen world into paradise how many moments of Grace missed in the ordinary?     We almost don’t recognize each other. Her near-pixie cut hair and blue lipstick, and my ever-growing beard, conspire to conceal us. A moment later, we exchange our…