“That God is separate from God’s people. That God is often angry, in search of a better humanity. That God shows grace to the chosen; but that God of my childhood chose only 3 or 4 percent of the world’s population.” Jonathan S. Williams
“Who did I come out of?” Harmony stares at me, her big eyes suddenly mirroring my question, the one I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to ask. Willow glances at Goji. He shakes his head slightly and whispers to Doobie. Doobie takes my hand. “Let’s go for a walk.” – CLOVER BLUE: A Novel
Novel: The Stationery Shop Author: Marjan Kamali Publisher: Simon & Schuster Gallery Books Publishing Date: 06.18.19 Genre: Cultural Heritage Fiction > Women’s Domestic Fiction > Family Life Fiction Page Count: 320 Pages ISBN-10: 1982107480 ISBN-13: 978-1982107482 Purchase from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million My Rating: 4 Stars Bio of (From Author’s Website): Marjan Kamali, born…
Novel: She’s My Dad: A Father’s Transition and a Son’s Redemption Authors: Jonathan S. Williams & Paula Stone Williams Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Published: 11.20.2018 Genre: Biographies > Memoir > LGBTQIA > Gender Studies > Christian Bible History & Culture Page Count: 216 Pages ISBN-10: 0664264352 ISBN-13: 978-0664264352 Purchase From Amazon, Barnes & Noble,…
This book is dedicated to the Hubble Space Telescope, which opened the universe to me. It is also dedicated to the teachers who did not believe a fifth-grade girl could speak knowledgeably about the Hubble Space Telescope. You Remain embarrassingly wrong. – Light From Other Stars Book Dedication
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CLOVER BLUE: A Novel Author: Eldonna Edwards Publisher: Kensington Press Publication Date: 5.28.2019 Genre: Literature & Fiction > Women’s Fiction > Coming of Age > Literary > Historical Page Count: 304 Pages ISBN-9781496712899 ISBN-9781496712912 Available for Pre-order from Barnes & Noble, Hudson Booksellers, Amazon, Books-A-Million, IndieBound, Walmart, et…
“Who did I come out of?” Harmony stares at me, her big eyes suddenly mirroring my question, the one I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to ask. Willow glances at Goji. He shakes his head slightly and whispers to Doobie. Doobie takes my hand. “Let’s go for a walk.” – CLOVER BLUE: A Novel
“I’m afraid, I think to him.”
“It’ll be okay, he thinks back”.
“I don’t want to leave you.”
“I’m right behind you.”
“What if the door closes?”
“It won’t.” – Issac & Gracie from their mother’s womb in “This I Know”.
“We return to each other in waves. This is how water loves.” – Nayyirah Waheed When I chose to write this blog post on the ebb and flow of relationships, I did not stop to consider the raw emotion I would experience while writing my way through to completion. The idea came to me as I was reading emails my dad…
