Early on in The Voice Season 25, I'd declared Chance the Rapper the coach to beat. I literally wrote that no one stood a chance against Chance. Whoops. That article didn't age well — because after Tuesday's live results show, when the top nine were suddenly and brutally cut down to the top five, Team Chance's last two contestants, Serenity Arce and Maddi Jane, were eliminated. This means that Chance will be the only coach sitting out next week, with no singers representing him in the finals.

The first full novel that follows up on 2021’s DEAD ACRE brings us back to the undead outlaw James Crowley, working for heaven to wrangle baddies in the Wild West. And it delivers very well on the pitch from its predecessor. Note: this review is based off the audiobook, narrated by Roger Clark, who has a perfect cowboy drawl and really brought the story to life. Buy from Amazon As we learned in the prequel novella, James Crowley used to run with a group of bandits and baddies led by the heinous Ace Riker.

Thanks Mari. I am always enjoying your writing. I think of you often especially with so many, many unexpected hospital chaplains. It is amazing the unexpected joy, found in hugging doctors and meeting NFL players and seeing my baby eventually get through another terrible episode with his heart. All in all , what a year. We just got home yesterday again, third visit in seven months, third time to try my hand at patience, mercy, and hope in the midst of heart ache.

I learned first from a news article that Colorado is lucky enough to have you as its poet laureate and it made me feel so light and happy. Thank you for all you've done to get here and in advance for all you will do. Thanks too for your poem. After a week in ICU for pneumonia, followed by 14 days in the hospital, and 20 days in rehab, my 89-year-old Dad and 87-year-old Mom are on the way home, driving their motor home four hours each day and refusing help from everyone.

Very good article! Sadly, there is a lot of bullshit said and done in the name of religion. (One very positive point about the northern German lutheran church I grew up in is that there is relatively little bullshit.) The story in the last paragraph is nice and really heartwarming, and indeed a great miracle. Expand full comment ncG1vNJzZmiglaO%2FurbEn52rnamoe7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZp2hlGK3pr%2FUrGSdqpmjuG7DyKecaJuforqmutOs