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Because writing an allegory in place of an application essay is a tad left of plumb, I wrote a postscript to the story that begins here. This is it. I hope I can be forgiven for this unconventional essay. It is probably obvious that I am deeply passionate about storytelling. In thinking about how best [...]
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The is the third, and last, part of my application “essay” to seminary. Part 1 here. Part 2 here. The girl heard more of the Story than ever she had before, out of the Way among the native tribes. Around every ceremonial fire, on every feast day, in every high place and low place, she [...]
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Here is Part 2 of my seminary application “essay.” Part 1 here. There came an age when many Storytellers had less room for mystery in their hearts than in ages past. The paradox of the Story that is also the Way weighed heavy upon them, and they came to believe that the Tribe should choose [...]
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Well, I’ve finally gotten around to applying to seminary. I’m excited. And terrified. I haven’t been accepted yet; I just popped everything in the mailbox this morning. I’ll let you know when I hear the good (or possibly bad) news. Until then, I thought you might enjoy the “essay” I wrote as part of the [...]
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I wrote not long ago about learning to read in a new way—learning to read with attention toward the craft of writing. This has put me recently in mind of learning to read the first time. I don’t remember it. My parents swear, with the confidence of proud progenitors, that I had just turned three [...]
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The great Douglas Adams once said, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” I do not like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by, but I do love deadlines—I work best under the gun. If there’s no end in sight, I can find an infinite number [...]
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