Every so often, atrocities rise to the level of global attention in a way that triggers and disturbs our conscience, and evokes a collective outcry of “No! This isn’t right! This needs to stop.” These instances are rare, not in the sense that the atrocities are rare...
“Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.” - Prov 30:10 This is one of those places where it feels like the Bible gets unnecessarily specific. Why not say: “Do not slander,” and leave it at that? Spreading false, harmful...
A young man with heavy scruff was sitting in the airport, wearing a Harry Potter World cap and a simple black tee shirt. The non-stylized white text on the shirt was in a small enough font to make you linger an extra second in order to read the sentence: "Freedom of...
“What if you and your family were starving, and someone with an abundance of food responded by offering ‘their thoughts and prayers’?” “Stop praying,” you’d say. “Do something.” A preponderance of these and similar reactions fire around Twitter in the wake of a...
This is Part 4 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part III “Crazy times over on the East side. Crazy times,” Officer Anthony shook his head as he poured himself a cup of Woba tea. “East side is getting reckless, disorderly....
This is Part 3 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part IV Gambino and his best friend, Joshua Sand, were waiting for drinks at his favorite cafe, The Pumpkin Field. Only a few seasonal items had anything in them remotely...
This is Part 2 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part III Part IV Eric Gambino jerked his office window open for the third time that day. He leaned on the sill, and puffed exasperatedly. It was a sweltering June afternoon. He couldn’t...
This is Part 1 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part II Part III Part IV Eric Gambino paced his office. He hated the office. “This is why I’m getting fat,” he thought to himself, looking down at a flabby paunch he knew would have never...