Words of Redemption

It’s an identity crisis
I do not know what to do
Grow dreads or sport a bald head.
- Pigeon John, “Identity Crisis” Pigeon John is Dating Your Sister

I have a problem.
And for some reason, I won’t be able to sleep tonight unless I lay it out.
One the one hand, I’m a pretty insecure guy (Exhibit A). I [...]

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It’s time once again for Pensieve’s Poetic License, a monthly poetry carnival to stretch the mind and hone that poetic voice in all of us. This is my third month of participation and, I must say, I absolutely love that Robin does this. If you don’t already, [...]

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L.L. Barkat has tagged me for a meme on odd jobs, courtesy of the folks at High Calling Blogs. Count me in!
Here are the rules:
1. Write about the Strangest Job I Ever Had and tell what I learned from it.
2. Link to other “Lessons from Odd Jobs” posts.
3. Tag my post “Lessons from Odd Jobs”.
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I want to wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day. But I especially want to wish Sarah, my wonderful wife, a very Happy Valentine’s Day.
A few days ago, I wrote in a post that I crave Sarah’s praise like the very air I breathe. One friend read that and seemed to take it as [...]

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Ever noticed how adversity always comes along when you’ve headed down the path of doing something great? Or something you’re supposed to do? Or something you’ve always wanted to do? Notice how adversity comes even when you’re just trying to do the “right thing?”
In November, not three days after I began NaNoWriMo, my right eye [...]

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My Name is Brandon Satrom, and I have wanted to be a writer since I was seven. I’ll admit that seven is a pretty early age to want to do anything other than yell “Go Joe!” at plastic figurines, pull pigtails and torment ants, but I remember being fascinated with creating stories which others would [...]

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Me, my wife Sarah and my sister Shauna at The Pantry, a great restaurant in Green Mountain Falls, CO.
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My Family Loves to play a game called Mexican Train, which I have always felt was a little too boring for my taste. This Christmas, I gave it another try and found that the game is starting to grow on me. Of course, It doesn’t hurt that I won a match…Mobile post sent by TheSatch [...]

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