She Walked Away
It was the beginning of spring. Now we’re in the middle of autumn; things wise and wonderful, unnerving and overwhelming, have been stitched into the fabric of my summer. As with all other seasons,…
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McKenna Vietti
McKenna Vietti
Everything & Nothing
“And hope, if it had a scent, would smell like spring, like rain, like something new and alive.” ~Jennifer Rush The first of May seems like an appropriate time to start writing to the w…
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When The Church Stops Loving The Church
Have you been burnt by the church? You are not alone.
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Waiting For the Miracle
It’s October. How are you? (If no-one has asked; even if they have, I’m curious. How are you, really?) What is it that you’re doing with your one precious life? How have you been changing, survivin…
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Tears in Bethany
**Disclaimer: Originally appeared in RB Times God Talks Column** The story of the woman with the alabaster flask, who anointed Jesus’s feet with the spikenard and wiped them with her hair, stirs my…
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A Few Things About Summer
Not long after I wrote a post defining procrastination, and had a lovely conversation with a reader about how to combat the undesirable impulse to put off later what could be done today, I somehow …
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Romanticizing My Life
I saw something on TikTok several weeks ago that—as most aesthetically pleasing reels do—inspired me. This wasn’t a how-to-finger-knit-a-blanket-and-matching-pillow video or a how-to-make-sushi-at-…
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An Update (For Courtesy’s Sake)
Greetings to my beautiful readers! First things first: I was met with a wonderful surprise this morning. I checked the blog stats and, come to find out, this site has been getting views every singl…
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Death by Procrastination
(Not that dreaming up different ways to die is, but I think we all tend to wonder—some of us more than others, probably—what will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back–or in this case, send us to our final destination). “Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.” -Ecclesiastes 11:4 “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.” -Proverbs 10:4 “All hard work brings to profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” -Proverbs 14:23 I personally don’t consider myself lazy. Once again, thanks be to the Lord, because yesterday she agreed to work with me and I officially hired her and toegether we’re going to flesh out, develop, proofread, and get this project ready to publish.
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When No One Else Sees
Does anyone see this? Does anyone see me? Do they hear me? Do they see my pain? If this is you, dear one, I want to say I am sorry. I am sorry for the days you’ve spent sitting across wooden tables…
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To The Holy Hypocrites…
I have to confess something: I’m a hypocrite. Strangely, bolding the words and speaking them aloud and even staring at them for the past few minutes like I just did gives me a sort of affirmation. …
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Falling In Love With A Ghost (And Other Strange Exciting Things)
It makes us feel like soldiers who have been fighting in a long dark land, and I supposed it helps us feel a little better about not posting/interacting/writing as much.) If you’re still here after all of that, I cannot even begin to describe how much I appreciate you. *insert heart eye emoji here* In other news, while I was taking a break from the blogging/poetry/social media world, one of my other pieces was printed at the beginning of January! The suspense is terrible…I hope it will last *insert Willy Wonka GIF here*) If you want to read it (which would be so exciting if you did!), I’m linking it here as well as posting it on the featured works page.
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If My Hope Was in People…
So many things in this life are disillusioning. Take coffee, for example. I’ve been drinking the magical bean juice since I was sixteen. I worked my way up from one cup a day to sometimes four. Rat…
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Poetry & the Human Heart
I have a poetry collection that I’m 60% close to completing. Which means, I’ll probably be working on it for another ten years or so. (Just kidding.) To be fair, poetry (for me) is a lot easier to …
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The Thing About Purpose…
Being a writer is a lot harder than I thought. If I want to make something of my words, then I need to think carefully about what I’m trying to say. Am I conveying the right tone? Am I boring? Am I…
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What In the World Am I Doing Here?
Well, I could ask you the same question. But that sounds just rude now, doesn’t it? To be honest, I’m incredibly grateful that you’re here. (I know I’ve said that a million times, either on the blo…
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The Introductory Post I Didn’t Expect
GUYS. For weeks, I had planned in my mind what I thought this blog would look like when I finally hit the launch button. I had profile shots I wanted to upload and the perfect prose to dress the sc…
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