Writing Prompts

An Awkward Branch

But this moment, this day, walking across the village chief’s courtyard, in the middle of the sandy village in which his ancestors had lived

Wouldn't Jesus Wear Birkenstocks?

What if Jesus came now? Not for the LAST time, the BIG time, the RAPTURE time, but to sort of check in. To the Christians . . .

The Gym Class Mile: What I didn't learn about Patient Endurance

The idea of endorphins is made up by annoying, happy joggers who make running look like a blissful frolic in a Disney Movie.

Flies, Leprosy, and a Black Night of the Soul

Clutching the proverbial mustard seed in my fist, my light extinguished, I was a fool. I had nothing to offer.

Stopping a Nose Bleed with a Tampon and What God had to Say

But unlike my son in the doctor’s office, he didn’t want a biohazard bag or wads of tissues. He wanted to bleed. Everywhere.

kendall emmert