nonfiction

In Part I of this interview, Gregory Wolfe discusses beauty, and in Part II he continues this discussion, riffing on the history of IMAGE journal and the importance of sleeping well.

In Part I of this interview, Gregory Wolfe discusses beauty, and in Part II he continues this discussion, riffing on the history of IMAGE journal and the importance of sleeping well.

In this lyrical essay, Jessie van Eerden reflects on her upbringing in a rural West Virginia church and wonders “if the words of our childhood faith-lives—words like worship, praise, holiness—have any real clout for us when we really stare them in the face as adults and when, out of the corner of our eyes, we see more and more brokenness in the world.”

In this creative nonfiction piece, a woman recycles her dead lover’s computer and discovers the difficulty of letting go.

In this essay, a gravedigger’s daughter considers the meaning of mercy.

In this interview, award-winning poet and best-selling author Kathleen Norris discusses writing, death, marriage, elder care, the church community, and her new book “Acedia and Me.”

In this personal essay, Patricia Westerhof questions her life as a teacher, especially the slow, thankless work of grading papers.

In this personal essay, Greta Bergquist recounts the struggles and joys of teaching in a low-income, segregated Baltimore high school as part of Teach for America.

In this interview, award-winning poet and best-selling author Kathleen Norris discusses humor, Kevin Smith films, discernment of lust, the election, her hopes for the future, and her new book “Acedia and Me.”