

Maps and Masculinity
Photo by Muhammad Haikal Sjukri on Unsplash As a young boy I was in love with maps. I just really enjoyed looking at them, ya know? They...


Finding the Flow, Being the River
Photo by Lyndon Li on Unsplash It's difficult sometimes to find our flow, right? Very difficult, at times. But that flow is important....


The Villain Wins/Were There Ever Any Heroes To Begin With?
Photo by Gianni Zanato on Unsplash *This is a short that may or may not be everyone's cup of tea...proceed with caution!* It's a pure,...


The Almost Ambassador - An Original Short Story by Jon Parker
Sarat's eyes opened wide as she took her first look at the vast, open plain around her. She couldn't believe the immense beauty that this...


Questioning Christianity
The more I think about it, and the more interactions I have with other Christians, the more I see how afraid they are. Now, fear can...


A Father's Influence
Yesterday, at 10:59am, my fourth child, and first daughter, was born. :-) Her name is Annabella and she is quite adorable. But that's not...


The Line Between Chaos and Order
A simple line. On one side you have cut grass, on the other, overgrown grass. It doesn't seem like much, does it? After all, how could a...


Are You In Control Of YOU?
Today was...trying. I spent a good portion of the day feeling as if I was one rude comment away from knocking someone's teeth down their...


Courageous
Courage is a masculine quality. Of course anyone can display courage, but for a man in particular to not be courageous is inherently...


Afraid to be REAL
I'm sitting here, wondering how to begin writing this; wondering how it will be received by any who read it; wondering how the readers...