A Lenten Song, pt. 1: Dusk

If you want to see something beautiful On the first warm day of spring Put on a good pair of walking shoes (Even if you can’t find the right socks) And turn on some joyful music As you walk out the door and toward the Capitol The sun is warm on your skin...

This Morning

Sunlight bursts its way through the curtains I’ve pulled tightly shut and rolls my reluctant body out of bed, cursing and grumbling the whole way down an hour and a half after my alarm went off. Shower in a fog, dress haphazardly, and stumble down the stairs,...