the ashes of people's things fall on my apartment steps and into my eyes. the city is on fire even thirty miles away x
where there is no backyard
the brain pinching smell of piss perfumes the cracked cement backyard of my city apartment. as i walk downtown, i find there is nothing special from alley to alley, nothing particularly unique to differentiate each building back from the last. grey and narrow and edge to edge with anotherman's trash, this is tight city living. where …
LAUP stories_004 | inside the house of a stranger i know
this summer, i participated in a six-week mission trip called the los angeles urban project, or LAUP. LAUP is partnered with intervarsity christian fellowship, and sends college students and recent grads all around los angeles to live with and work with the urban poor. my team was placed in west long beach. we worked with …
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LAUP stories_002 | wor_ship
this summer, i participated in a six-week mission trip called the los angeles urban project, or LAUP. LAUP is partnered with intervarsity christian fellowship, and sends college students and recent grads all around los angeles to live with and work with the urban poor. my team was placed in west long beach. we worked with …
LAUP stories_001 | LAUP_date
The following two excerpts are email updates I sent out to a small group of people when I was at LAUP, or, the Los Angeles Urban Project. This summer, I participated in a six-week mission trip called the Los Angeles Urban Project, or LAUP. LAUP is partnered with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and sends college students …
thoughts from inside the mosh | april 24, a chance the rapper concert
yeah i’ve been to a few concerts. i’ve seen maroon 5 twice, but our seats were way in the back… mosh pit? no, i’ve never been in the mosh pit before. why? … small girls with big phones. big dudes with small phones. people furiously text friends blurry pictures of the stage. snapchat, facebook, instagram …
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underneath the colosseum pier | the living water
8 april 2017 jesus, i hope i can play with you tomorrow … 9 april 2017 easy acoustic guitar, soft singsongy voices, and citrus lime cake. we sit quietly in the car afterwards, speechless really. golden hour approaches, the 6pm sun is setting. we are headed to the beach. when we park the car, the street is …
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