"I get on my knees every Sunday not to repent but to get close to other beings, to feel connected to them, knees and hands in the dirt, the world bending all around me. " "Church Windows" by Brandi Handley @brandihandley24.bsky.social psalteryandlyre.org/2025/09/08/c...

My flash essay “Man-Sized Boots” is up at In Short! Read it here: inshortjournal.com/brandi-handl...

This had me laughing out loud. Big Shaq fan when I was a kid in the 90s 😄

Disappointed by this year's climate talks, Indigenous advocates look to Brazil in 2025 - "the deals made fall short of what's needed to stave off the worst impacts of a warming planet, from sea level rise to catastrophic storms." @nateperez.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2024/11/27/n...

I made a decision to cut down a large sycamore in my backyard and have questioned that decision ever since. I wrote about it here: www.thedodgemag.com/brandihandley1. Pleased that the essay was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. But still heartbroken.