by krishainessharp | What I'm Reading
By Colum McCann “Apeirogon,” she says, mumbling, unsure how to pronounce it and not wanting to get caught out. Beit Jala, a village near Bethlehem, appears on page one, and she feels oddly validated, like her childhood actually happened and then her eyes catch the...
by krishainessharp | Walking the Crooked Path to Wonder |
“Rippling refers to the fact that each of us creates—often without our conscious intent or knowledge—concentric circles of influence that may affect others for years, even for generations. That is, the effect we have on other people is in turn passed on to...
by krishainessharp | What I'm Reading
By Heather “Anish” Anderson I fought this book even as I found myself reluctant to put it down. I said to Gill, a number of times, “This journey sounds depressing.” I’d like to amend that statement, Gill. “This journey sounds incredibly difficult and transformative....
by krishainessharp | Walking the Crooked Path to Wonder
There are days when anything I put into writing sounds trite in the face of what is happening in our world. People are going to work, to shop, to school and never returning home. A mother, a son, a beloved pet, a chair at the table—they wait. Then, not. Today....
by krishainessharp | Walking the Crooked Path to Wonder |
I don’t know about you, but mornings like this one—the sounds of wind chimes and rays of pre-dawn light greeting me as I sip coffee—are sometimes accompanied by musings about failure. Wait, you say, this sounds depressing already. Not so, I say in return. Hang on. I...