Monthly Archives: June 2012

Right Sized

Posted on June 24, 2012 by stephenarcher

I was told as a kid to never think of myself as above any­one. Later I spent years in ther­apy try­ing to sort out why I believed I was less than every­one. Humil­ity, for me, means that I am right … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Where The Truth Is

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stephenarcher

When I lie, it is auto­matic. I don’t think about it – although it is com­ing straight from my brain. My mouth opens and out it comes and I then have the chore of liv­ing with it, embell­ish­ing it (you thought the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Sky Ran Through Me

Posted on June 11, 2012 by stephenarcher

The sky ran through me: It did and I didn’t even know it. It did and it felt like the first orgasm I remem­ber and it was that, in sky form. It did and I wouldn’t make this up, you … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Church

Posted on June 7, 2012 by stephenarcher

There was a preacher in my South­ern Bap­tist Church who, on occa­sion, would men­tion a church-goer who had not given enough money. He called me sev­eral years ago, at the request of a con­cerned cit­i­zen who thought I left the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Can’t Make This Up

Posted on June 3, 2012 by stephenarcher

I am only telling you what I saw. Don’t ask me. I don’t know noth­ing. Couldn’t tell you…had noth­ing to do with it. This is exactly what hap­pened: You have no idea what it’s been like here, Besides I just … Con­tinue read­ing →

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