In the gray afternoon, I took the overbuilt treehouse down – backing out hundreds of deck screws driven in fifteen…
Tim Van DeelenApril 27, 2023
I watched the waves, just watched with no expectation. I saw rhythms and patterns form and then dissolve and then…
Tim Van DeelenMarch 16, 2023
During late winter, the landscape shows its glacial bones. Unnatural contours and junk and rocks piled together betray its history.
Tim Van DeelenFebruary 16, 2023
Mr. Aukeman was a builder and he hired me during summers to help build houses. It was among the most…
Tim Van DeelenJanuary 19, 2023
I sang the carols and lit the candles. We deferred our big family gathering for a week to accommodate a…
Tim Van DeelenJanuary 5, 2023
If a meaningful North American Christianity still exists in 2047 it will because the church has stripped itself of the…
Tim Van DeelenDecember 22, 2022
As we all know, Christmas is first among all holidays because of the central role that deer (reindeer) play in…
Tim Van DeelenDecember 8, 2022
If you are still reading this and haven’t contributed, you are among the procrastinators and wafflers in our online community.…
Tim Van DeelenDecember 1, 2022
