Rhythm and Balance
A Litany for Anchoring and Energizing Justice Work with Sabbath, Contemplation, and Community
Perhaps no one needs Sabbath as much as activists. This essay and prayer recommend rest as important to the work.
Resources for Faith and Writing
Writing in Luminous Darkness
A Conversation with Pastor Wesley Morris
For Wesley Morris, being a good writer and pastor means embracing a "luminous darkness" as a place of transformation.
Writing for Mystic Activists
A Conversation with Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
In Season 2 of our podcast, listen to activists and writers of faith including Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
How to Write During a Pandemic
Writers must do what we’ve always done but with clearer intention, deeper integrity, and immense faith in our work's value.
Edit Yourself
A good day of deleting feels like a successful day of purging your closet, cleaning your kitchen, or weeding your garden.
Please Don’t Hate Me
On Rejection, Editing, and Common Ground
When editor Charnell Peters sent out her first rejections to writers, she added a desperate whisper: “Please don’t hate me!”
Finding the Needles
Reflections on Being First Reader and Last Editor
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
An Editor’s Envy
In our new series on editing, acquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher describes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers.
Writers: The Blank Page Must Become Your Cell
A reflection on revision and spiritual writing
Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew's latest book, Living Revision: A Writer's Craft as Spiritual Practice, delves into the way rewriting can be deeply spiritual.
Success, Setbacks, and Benedictine Stability
An Interview with Kathleen Norris, Part Two
Kathleen Norris has had tremendous success as an author, but also setbacks. Benedictine humility, she says, is what gives her stability.
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