Painfully Hopeful

Unpacking Old Wounds

This was a fascinating piece to write. Up until this point Walter has been surrounded by people who show him deference, friendship, and respect. Tollen is the first person who shows him hostility. Let’s unpack. Tollen’s attitude I mentioned last week that Tollen does respect Walter for who he was, even as he’s seriously peeved…

Fiction Tuesday – Old Wounds

Michael looked shocked. Walter’s face betrayed a sense of grief. Ama Chuckled, which Jeremy found oddly appropriate. “I don’t see what’s so funny about this, Meddle.” Ama gazed sympathetically at her friend. “I’m sorry, Old Fox, but as dearly as you wanted to slink in and out of the Inner Valleys without causing a stir,…

Sabbath Haiku

A bit achy, and a tad bit anti-social, after a long day Saturday and wonderful worship Sunday morning. I slept the afternoon away and wrote the Haiku to commemorate the occasion. Long day yesterday. Slept the afternoon away. It was glorious. This is a photo taken of myself, my “shutter buddy” 1, and his daughter…

Delaware Water Gap

A few years after my wife and I were married, we found ourselves driving through the Delaware Water Gap on our way home from a friend’s cabin. I immediately fell in love with the location, but have never been in a position to return and actually enjoy it. That is, until yesterday. Our neighbor, and…

Fences

I’m not sure what it is, but I find fences fascinating. Fences are how human beings mark territory, and warn others to stay of “our turf.” When you get down to it, fences really reveal some of the ugliest bits of human nature. And yet, they can be so beautiful. Wrought-iron fences are spectacular subjects…

Crafting Story-Mode

Yesterday Minecraft’s “story mode” was released into the iOS app store. I’ve been looking at this with interest for some time, so I decided to pick it up and see how it played. Story Mode is an episodic adventure game developed by Telltale games, in conjunction with Mojang. As the name suggests, the game is…