About the Author
I have been blogging for almost five years, with sites on Xanga, Blogger, Facebook, and now, most recently, WordPress. I am avidly engaged in the craft of writing, and most of the time I spend writing is not on my blog, but working hard on redrafting and polishing my novel, as well as working on several different short stories and various articles. However, Wonderstuff has been an outlet like no other for me over the past four years. It is here that I have found complete freedom to expound, without any pretense, upon the ideas and issues, situations and struggles, that I have experienced in my life. While I try my best to keep my posts approachable and straight-forward, I am committed to allowing my honesty to bear forth. Thus, occasional posts might carry a bleak tone, especially when I am confused about something and still searching for some level of understanding regarding a particular issue. Other times, posts might present ideas that are usually considered “way out there,” perhaps even flirting with the heretical. All in all, I desire Wonderstuff to be as genuine as possible, an unflinching investigation into God’s love and His presence in our world. Each post, no matter how deep or how mundane, is written out of the simple prayer, “Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder…”
GETTING TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME
Top 10 Favorite Movies… Dead Poets Society, The Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Wonder Boys, The Insider, Field of Dreams, Ride With the Devil, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Village, Garden State
Top 5 Fiction Books… Gilead, The Brothers K, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Oath, the Harry Potter series
Top 5 Non-Fiction Books… The Ragamuffin Gospel, Wishful Thinking: A Doubter’s Dictionary, Home:The World as Best as I Remember It, Blue Like Jazz, The Seven Storey Mountain
Top 10 Writers… Frederick Buechner, Rich Mullins, Rick Bass, Flannery O’Connor, Brennan Manning, Thomas Merton, David James Duncan, Thomas Cahill, Marilynne Robinson, C.S. Lewis
Top 20 Musicians/Songwriters/Bands… Bill Mallonee, Rich Mullins, Andrew Peterson, David Wilcox, Patty Griffin, Pierce Pettis, Five Iron Frenzy, Switchfoot, Over the Rhine, Son Volt, Stephen Delopolous, Iron and Wine, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Amos Lee, Derek Webb, Lifehouse, Wilco, Satellite Soul, Nickel Creek, Sunshone Still
Top 5 Songs… “Parting Shot” by Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes of Love, “You Move Me” by Susan Ashton (written by Pierce Pettis), “Hands in the Air” by The Waiting, “Canaan Bound“ by Andrew Peterson, “Single Moment” by Satellite Soul
Top 5 T.V. Shows… The Office, South Park, Lost, The Flight of the Conchords, Mad Men
Top 5 T.V. Shows of Yesteryear… Seinfeld, Ed, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The West Wing, Arrested Development
Top 10 Things to Do When I’m Not Doing This… Work on novel/other pieces, read, hang out with my wife, watch movies, discuss theological and spiritual issues, exercise, run, eat, nap, sit in silence
Top 10 Random Things… Red Sox baseball, stand-up comedy, European football, teaching, road trips, overcast/windy/cold days, things that are deep-fried, staying up late, Dr Pepper, Ireland
