Apr 7, 2021Scrupulosity & the Signs of Mt. DoomScrupulosity is characterized by pathological guilt about moral or religious issues. It is personally distressing, objectively dysfunctional, and often accompanied by significant impairment in social functioning. Many people who grow up in fundamentalist branches of religion suffer from this sort of religious or moral OCD. I had never taken a…Religion11 min readReligion11 min read
Apr 3, 2021Facades“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” — Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 25:35 “We do not say to the world: Cease your struggles, they are foolish; we will give you the true slogan…Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
Apr 2, 2021pressureI The field behind the house on County Road 66 seemed endless to my nine-year old self. Forty barren acres stretched out behind our modest, ranch-style home. It was that house that I associate with growing up in rural Colorado. I have vivid memories of the cheesy 70’s wallpaper in…Short Story13 min readShort Story13 min read
