The Good Thief

The Good Thief

I will die today, I know, but it’s still hard to imagine. Blood trails down my arms. My heart is surging, my lungs thrashing, and I am so afraid. Below me, a guard smirks. Behind him stands my mother, eyes wide, hands over her mouth, slowly shaking her grey head....
Take your son whom you love

Take your son whom you love

I laughed when God promised a baby – laughed right to his face. Sarah laughed too, but privately, snooping on us from inside her tent. Once, we would have wept with joy, but that dream died a long time ago. We are old now. Very old, and the idea of us having a baby...
Joyce and Abraham

Joyce and Abraham

In Africa, there is a river called Bone, known for its quiet beauty and its silent crocodiles. A woman stands trembling near the river, her belly swollen with child and her feet frozen on the trail, unable to go on and unable to go back. She is young, too young to...
Reaction to the Dobbs Decision

Reaction to the Dobbs Decision

In 1973, the United States Supreme Court declared that “the word ‘person,’ as used in the 14th Amendment, does not include the unborn” and ruled that states have no legal authority to prevent abortions. On June 24, 2022 – 63 million abortions later – the Court...
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