When I was in college I took two semesters of Astronomy. This might seem like an odd thing for a theology major to take, but I find the subject fascinating 1. My favorite memory of Astronomy is, by far, developing our film negatives and seeing how our images turned out. This was before the advent…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
A tired haiku
It’s been a long work-week, so I end it with a haiku to mark the occasion. Everything broken Noises getting on my nerves Give me quiet. Sleep.
Worldly Focus
This photograph fascinates me. In the foreground is a parking meter, a symbol of the power of money in our culture. In the background is a church building, which is supposed to be a symbol of the power spirituality, specifically Christian spirituality, has on our culture. It would be easy to talk about the contrast…
Fantasy Door
For the last twelve years I’ve driven through Moorestown, New Jersey, only to be taunted by an amazing doorway. This door, which acts as the Church road portal for the Episcopal church, almost audibly begs to be photographed. Yet, whenever I’ve be privileged to gaze on it’s beauty I’ve either been driving from point “a”…
Unpacking Leaving Shelter
Leaving Shelter brings an end to chapter 2. There is still much world-building to do, but I’m hoping from this point on Jeremy is through with getting his feet wet in The Valleys. Let’s unpack it. The Title While the illusion of shelter was ripped from Jeremy during his stay in the settlement, the title…
Fiction Tuesday – Leaving Shelter
Jeremy didn’t sleep well that night. His dreams were punctuated by the image of a window, illuminated in the darkness. He stood behind the glass, longing to run away but knowing he had to break it open and fall through. Over his shoulder he felt a malevolence bearing down upon him, but he dared not…
