Leida recently emailed me to ask for a poem that I wrote back in college about Africa. A bunch of my friends went there on a mission trip, and I was swept up by their stories and wrote a poem about my own experience of Africa through their words and memo… more »

Part 3 of this series is here: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002. After quitting my job at the church, I kept my promise to become less involved. I went to Sunday morning services, but that was it. No Sunday school, no Bible studies and no volunteeri… more »

They're actually having me do work (and out of the office) lately, so sorry, no posts! I'm not sure if I'll be on much in the next couple of weeks, but I'll try. more »

Believe Me, It's Torture: Politics & Power: vanityfair.comBut it's been well said that cowards die many times before their deaths, and it was difficult for me to completely forget the clause in the contract of indemnification that I had signed. This… more »

From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans by John Hope Franklin, Alfred A. Moss Jr. more »

Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker more »