Joy – MockingOwl Roost Volume 4, Issue 1
Welcome to the new season of the MockingOwl Roost's themed issues. We're launching the year with an uplifting issue themed on joy. Read along for joy in unusual and unexpected moments, every day life, and much more in the beautiful short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, artwork, and more.
Thursday afternoon is a perfect time for a nonfiction selection. Please enjoy #BathTime by #AngelaTownsend #mockingowlroost #blog #nonfiction #writer #writerscommunity
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/bath-time-essay/
(Pictured is the inside of a beautiful old library. The title and byline are in white print over the picture.)
Bath Time
The first time I went to a convocation, I felt I could die of joy. My hummingbird heart, an anxious pet, sang a dawn song. It wasn’t the entrance hymn, “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing.” It wasn’t the chancellor in his indigo-velvet cap and doily collar, although his literal orb and scepter made me weak and strong. It wasn’t the presence of so much earnestness, furnish me though it did with purpose and pleasure.
Incredible
As Development Director for an animal sanctuary, I wrote about fragile cats for ten years, bootlegging in sermons on sturdy grace. I was obsessed with the work, for good and for mad. My unkempt, unorthodox congregation clamored for more…
More #nonfiction to round out the evening. Please enjoy #JustRun by #AngelaTownsend (Page 77) #mockingowlroost #overcoming #triannualissue #nonfiction #writer #writerscommunity
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/overcoming-triannual/
(Pictured is a hand writing on paper, and words on a white page. The title and byline are in black print over the white print background.)
Overcoming – Triannual Issue
May you find encouragement to face your own trials, commiserate in your own struggles, and generally just enjoy these works by the gifted authors and artists the world over.
God loves the exiles. What a beautiful sentiment. Please enjoy #ManyHappyReturns by #AngelaTownsend. #mockingowlroost #blog #creativenonfiction #writer #writerscommunity
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/writing-many-happy-returns/
(Pictured is a little wooden bird on a green background. The writing is in white print over the picture.)
Many Happy Returns
Dots align in constellations. Meaning makes its way out of my maelstrom and onto the page, legible and lithe. I believe I was hand-placed in this particular sky. I believe I will never forget again.
the MockingOwls
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