Welcome to Bendable Light (Where David Rodeback Writes). If you want writing on a particular topic, the home page is a good place to start. If you simply want whatever’s new (or nearly new), regardless of topic, this blog view is the place.
- He Was Something: A Tribute
I went to a man’s funeral this week. He died shortly after his 94th birthday. Was he a man-out-of time? Are we a time out of men? - My New Year’s Bookbuying Resolution — Join Me!
A new Barnes and Noble bookstore coming to American Fork prompts a bookbuying resolution for the new year. - That Teetering Stack of Books I Read in 2022 and 2023 (ish)
In which David Rodeback chats about 33 books he’s read in the past two years, give or take, and lists a few more. Fiction, non-fiction, and non-fiction about writing. - “A Light to Lighten the Gentiles”: Christmas Reflections
Christmas reflections on the Light, the Life, the Truth, the Way — and why I think even secular Christmas celebrations can have some sacred effects. - Come As You Are: Reflections on Reunion
This is a reprint of a blog post from 2013, which in turn was based on something I said at… - Ten Ways to Celebrate Easter (Alone or Together)
Christmas looms large on the Christian calendar, but I’ve long thought that Easter should loom larger. There is no greater cause for celebration in all of earthly Christianity than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So let’s celebrate Easter! - Christmas Reminds Me
By nature reminders are not new thoughts, but Christmas reminds me of important things, I think. - There Might Be Another Way (a short story)
After a sleepless night and a distracted morning at church, an impromptu lunch date may be Pia’s last chance to tell Doug how she feels. - Books I Read Lately – Winter 2022 Edition (in September)
When I finish reading a book, I stack it on a certain shelf near my desk in my home office,… - Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, My Two Favorite Authors, and Mother’s DayMy two favorite authors, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Vasily Grossman, treasured Raphael’s Sistine Madonna from different perspectives. What that has to do with Mother’s Day …
- Radiant Moments: A Thanksgiving Reflection
I began this Thanksgiving morning by setting myself a task: to describe my gratitude for specific things which are not… - Her Voice (a short story)
A man gets up and goes to work in a burned-out forest which resembles what has become of his life. - I Already Did (a short story)
An old stone ruin is the setting for a simple picnic, dramatic news, and a fateful choice. - Wildfire (a short story)
Returning to the path was a relief. I belonged there, with my runner’s build and shoes to match. She belonged off the path, not so much with the grass and trees as with the soil underneath and the blazing sunlight. Her full figure belonged to nature, and her hair and skirt were fire. I shook off the impression and jogged away. - Where We Do Difficult Things:
Good AF WritersLike Good AF Writers, most critique groups have three nerve-wracking activities in common: reading an excerpt of your writing aloud, hearing others’ feedback on your writing, and giving others your feedback on their writing.
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