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Christiana N. Peterson

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October 2018

October 03, 2018

The Lost Goodbye

You've been gone for only hours In a casket made of wood When no one...

August 2018

August 20, 2018

Doorways to Death

My house has doors built for death. When my husband and I first bought it...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

Party in the USA

The day is hot and musty but everyone is celebrating. After all, everyone can enjoy...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

Between Death and Resurrection

And should you glimpse my wandering form out on the borderline Between death and resurrection...

April 2017

April 12, 2017

God is a Wild Old Dog

God is a wild old dog / Someone left out on the highway —Patty Griffin...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

The Landscape of Grief

Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a...

February 2017

February 07, 2017

The Song of the Desert

“The Word of God which is his comfort is also his distress. The liturgy, which...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

A Farmer’s Lament

Last weekend, I cooked lunch for three farmers. One of them was my husband. The...

November 01, 2016

Poison Ivy and the Path of Grief

Though its fruit should’ve been in season, too many harsh Midwest winters left the leaves...

October 2016

October 12, 2016

Parting the Veil

The light on the ceiling of our bedroom is slanted in a parody of the...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Middle Earth and Sister Moon

The biggest moon I’ve ever seen was over the North Sea in Scotland. Many nights,...

July 2016

July 07, 2016

The Vegan at Our Chicken Slaughter

A few years ago, we invited the newest neighbor in our rural intentional Christian community...

June 2016

June 07, 2016

A Letter To My Sister

Eve, my sister The one who took the fall Eve, my sister Mother of us...

May 2016

May 17, 2016

Grief and the Weight of Glory

The wind whips through the quilts and sheets on our clothesline, cracking now and then...

April 2016

April 19, 2016

The Wounds of Resurrection

As my husband prepared for an Easter sermon a few weeks ago, our dinnertime conversations...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Fairies and Mystics

On the first day of summer, my daughter created a makeshift microphone in the backyard...

March 08, 2016

Thawing at the Edges

When the spring teases me one day, outplaying the winter dullness for just an afternoon,...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Listening to Simone

By Christiana N. Peterson The woman stands in the entryway of our common building just...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Scoliosis and the Statue of St. Francis

During a windstorm, our wooden statue of St. Francis is knocked over. I lean him...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Maybe Tomorrow I Will be a Mystic Mom

I am outdoors in the late afternoon and sitting cross-legged on a quilt from which...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Checked Baggage

It’s evening and I’m about to meet my older sister in baggage claim. Trained by...