Category Archives: creative writing

Green, Green Grass

Posted on August 18, 2010 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

If I’m unemployed, I just want a job.
If I’ve got a job, I just want a better job. Continue reading →

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the city is a drunkard

Posted on August 22, 2009 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

the city is a drunkarddrinking to the dregsa sluggard and a braggartwith a story spat on passers-byan angler clutching a fictitious fishand a smooth finish, far less filling drinking to the dregs of any drink it findsit finds a bud … Continue reading →

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Zadok and Zebulun

Posted on May 1, 2009 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

Note: This is a short story I wrote, which was published at jesusmanifesto.com in November 2007. I did so because that website’s readership is largely unknown to me. For a long time I was hesitant to share this with those … Continue reading →

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Waste It All

Posted on December 31, 2008 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

I meant to write you a Merry Christmas post, but I didn’t. I meant to tell you more about my life and thoughts these last few days. But I didn’t. These two things are actually related. So let me express … Continue reading →

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Simple, Complex, Easy, Hard

Posted on September 11, 2008 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

Something simple and easy: Washing a car. Something simple and hard: Pushing a car. Something complex and easy: Driving a car. Something complex and hard: Building a car. So what is Christianity? Simple and easy? Simple and hard? Complex and … Continue reading →

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Rise

Posted on March 15, 2008 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

into a forgettable spacewe enter our feet, our kneessome other partsfeeling rather beige, off-whitelike the walls into a utilitarian spacewe bring our raw materialslugged about throughout the weekthe monthdon’t askit’s unspoken there is a layer of shimmering humanitythat hovers close … Continue reading →

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The Zero and the One

Posted on March 7, 2008 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

I wrote this little allegory in 2001. Enjoy! Once, there was a Zero. And this particular Zero had a lot of things going for him; a perfectly smooth, round shape, nice clean center, and a long life ahead of him. … Continue reading →

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12/16/07 – Second Anniversary of The Core Blog

Posted on December 14, 2007 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

Wow… two years. I can’t keep a day planner, I can’t keep a journal, but apparently I can keep a blog. Go me. Although I must admit to a smidgen of procrastination on this very post. I started it two … Continue reading →

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Area Church Makes Its Home in the Clouds

Posted on October 18, 2007 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

DALLAS | It seems a new light has dawned on the religious landscape of America. This Sunday, First Bapticostal Church of Dallas celebrates the completion of its new campus, and the mood is, shall we say, elevated. “You wouldn’t believe … Continue reading →

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Birthlight

Posted on August 15, 2007 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

We are all born onceinto the pale glowof fluorescent tubingand flickering darknessbathing the foreheads ofmad scientistsin lieu of OBGYNs. Some are born a second timeinto the sunlightand everything is different.

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