Dear Reader – Sorry for the lack of posting lately! Life happens. But it is with great triumph I return with yet another published work of fiction! My short story “King of the Butterflies” is out now in the May 2017 edition of FrostFire Worlds magazine.
Author Archives: Chris
This Post Is Also About Beer.
Summer is coming. One of the great joys of life is to sit on the porch on a warm summer evening with a beer, and hopefully, someone else with whom to have wonderful conversation.
Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted
Lent is my favorite season of the church year. I love and appreciate the introspection, the consideration of our own mortality and sin, and the reminder of the Lord’s sacrifice. It’s always moving for me, and in a church year that is otherwise full of celebration and rejoicing, Lent feels like a quiet moment ofContinue reading “Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted”
Trump and Syria: Seven Questions
Warning! This post contains discussions of politics, foreign policy, and international relations. It has zero photos or mentions of cute babies. Bail out now! Yesterday, President Trump announced that the US fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against the Shayrat Air Force Base in Syria, marking the first military action taken directly by the United StatesContinue reading “Trump and Syria: Seven Questions”
Firenze and Food
Of all the places we visited in Italy, I miss Florence the most. I would move there, should Alicia and I ever become wealthy and decide the fashionable ex-pat lifestyle is for us. I found the city less touristy than either Rome or Venice (though certainly still packed full of tourists), and with far moreContinue reading “Firenze and Food”
Parenting Thought of the Day
After Our First Hotel Stay With a Four Month Old: “Sleep is what other people get when they take vacations.”
A Day In The Life
Spring is in the air: the trees are budding, weeds have executed their annual hostile takeover of my yard, and my daughter just turned four months old. It’s a wonderful time. Now that I’ve been a full-time father flying solo for about six weeks, I thought it would be interesting to give you a glimpseContinue reading “A Day In The Life”
The Greatest Simpsons Episodes
I am a huge fan of The Simpsons. In honor of their renewal through the 30th season, below is my own definitive list of the all-time greatest episodes ever produced. Warning! If you’re one of those people who (A) never really watched the show, (B) have only watched the last 10-15 seasons, or (C) judgmentallyContinue reading “The Greatest Simpsons Episodes”
The Five Food Groups (According to My Daughter)
Milk/formula Her hand Her bib or whatever clothes she happens to be wearing Dad’s hand Any toys within reach Not a food group, and therefore not welcome in her mouth: Pacifier.
Conversations With My Daughter: Who is God?
On the night table beside my daughter’s crib we have a book of children’s Bible stories. I started reading to her during and after her feedings. The book begins – just as the real Good Book does – with “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” I paused. My daughter was justContinue reading “Conversations With My Daughter: Who is God?”
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