Give Myself Away
I want to give myself to everyone in this class (But what if they’ve had enough of your tie-dyed mind?) I want to give myself to Lindsay (Who welcomes my odd perspectives on Jesus) Express…
Author: Mark J. Chmiel
Awakening to the Reality of Suffering in the World
Dear Friends, The original 4th precept of the Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing reads, “Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of…
Dear Layla: A Reading in Cincinnati
Dear Cincinnati Friends, Eileen McGrath Mosher and Brett Vimtrup are hosting a book reading and signing of my recent novel Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine on Saturday 2 April. We’ll gather at 6541 Loiswood Drive…
How Do You Tell Uncle Johnny Where You’re Going?
She bought her ticket She connected with her travel mates They’d be two weeks there Meeting people In the south In central In the north She was the youngest going Many were old-timers A couple…
Dear Isabel (Letter/2)
Sunday 21 June 2015 Dear Isabel Page 2, paragraph 1 About your “fear of rejection”: Do you have a “fear of attraction” as well? I wonder how many people fell in love with you in…
Dear Isabel (Letter/1)
Saturday 20 June 2015 Dear Isabel What an honor to receive your letter. It could be published AS IS on a blog. You could give it as A TED Talk. (18 minutes!)
Monday Morning
At the Lindell Schnucks Walking away from the self-checkout Passing two men round my age One says to the other “They found her dead in her car”
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright
They’ve got to be late 60s Some early 70s Same age as Gary Roi— Now what was Gary doing back in 1968 When the men of Tiger Force went about their war? How many of…
The Price of Peace by Rob Trousdale
I read Goldtooth on climate change while I contemplate buying new construction I read Maurin on simplicity while I lay 6.5 on the Knicks (-130) at the Garden I read Wolff on capitalism while I…
Chris
Some people are able to focus, laser-like, on one thing—athletes, musicians, scientists. For Chris Wallach, it’s mindfulness. It’s a gift. It’s a talent she’s deliberately cultivated over the last several years. It’s a whole set…