gracefatchen

  • WAKING UP

    It all began with a flash of sunlight behind stain glass. I was flying down a hill on my bicycle in the early morning and glanced at the church as I passed it, all slender in the new morning. The… Continue reading

    WAKING UP
  • THE DAY THE RAIN CAME

    The story behind the story: This piece was partly inspired by the dry summer we’ve had and by something else I can’t really put into words – perhaps the idea that spiritual things may coexist alongside physical things… Nonethless, such… Continue reading

    THE DAY THE RAIN CAME
  • BOOK REVIEW: WATERSHIP DOWN

    I wasn’t particularly drawn to rabbits before reading Watership Down, but having done so, I think them the most noble, mischievous and intelligent of animals. I’d like to think I’m endowed with a certain amount of luck whenever one skitters… Continue reading

    BOOK REVIEW: WATERSHIP DOWN
  • THE TRUTH ABOUT STORY

    The truth about Story is really a fascinating adventure; it’s a grand scheme, testing the strength of our virtue and carrying us on – further up and further in.    Humans are a storied people. For thousands of years, we’ve… Continue reading

    THE TRUTH ABOUT STORY
  • TO AN OLD FRIEND

    A memoir (of sorts)… I People say the opposite of dying is living. But it’s not – the opposite of dying is beginning. And in this case, death is a slow, slow thing, and seems out of place with the… Continue reading

    TO AN OLD FRIEND