“Celebrating the Everyday”
For this issue, we celebrate the quotidian, sing odes to the everyday, and honor the seemingly small moments of existence.
Category: Magazine
“Moonlight Catfish”
Step 1. Heat 1 ½ cups of oil in a pan to around 350 ° F. Preferably use an oil with a high smoke point like canola or grapeseed. My kitchen smoldered slowly. The cast-iron skillet left a crescent moon shape uncovered on the scarlet burner. I instinctively grabbed the handle and m…
“The Trench Coat of Multiple Colors”
How did she feel when she wore it, a child born in 2007 wearing a trench coat made in 1987? Did she wear it to not look like herself? Did she also wear it for Halloween? Or for a school play? For a photoshoot? For a dress-up party? Where could I find her? The full content of this…
“Turning the Corner”
It’s the part of Christmas break where cooking becomes difficult because all of my children are sleeping with the mixing bowls. Even though they haven’t thrown up since last week, the bowl’s silvery presence comforts them with some semblance of control over what is clearly beyond…
“How to Treat Hot Flashes”
Take a brisk walk at first light / when frost glitters and black gravel / on the path glistens like crushed ice, The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“City Marginalia – A Found Poem”
This piece is formed from various messages spotted everywhere from a Walmart parking lot to the Metropolitan Opera House, bits of text strung together into a poem like beads on a string. I enjoy looking for and capturing such messages, finding meaning in the random or mundane. Th…
“Swept Away”
Of the 35,000 choices we make in a day, only a fraction have the potential to create distance between us and our Heavenly Parents. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“Moonrise”
Moonrise and I sense her / In the tides / In the cycle The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
“A Delicate Dance” — Interview with Carly White
What has your art journey looked like? I’ve had to choose to be an artist all over again many times in my life. Like many, elementary school fueled my desire. But as I watched my mom support our family financially — working twelve-hour shifts at the hospital each week through my …
“Lost Things”
Read by author I used to wonder why there were so many stories in the children’s Friend magazine about praying over lost objects. Then I had children, and I understood. My kids are constantly losing things. Shoes. Socks. Homework. Treasured stuffed animals. They even manage to lo…
“Overcome the World and Find Rest”
Have you ever worked so hard that your entire body ached and all you could think about was getting home to stretch out on your bed with your head cushioned by a clean, soft pillow? Rest is great! The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Highlights from the Exponent II Blog
Excerpts from three Exponent II blog posts about celebrating the everyday. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!