Discernment Author|Brian Marcus Her short story “Whelping” was

Her short story “Whelping” was a finalist for the Rash Award and appears in the 2014 issue of Broad River Review

we're good at dividing ourselves into tribes--into "insiders" and "outsiders"--based on race

Her second marriage

intelligently-crafted poems capturing the black South and womanhood so intimately and with such knowing - an edgy discography of Florida and the contentions of gender and race in the South

youth sports in Minnesota would for the first time be administered in the schools

Discernment Author|Brian Marcus Her short story “Whelping” wasCedric Willow is a middle aged journalist and senior warden at St. Bartholomew by the Lake, a small Episcopal parish in Minneapolis. St. Bart's church is a widely admired icon of mid century modern architecture, but its congregation is aging and attendance is on the decline. When the incumbent rector resigns, Cedric forms a search committeea "discernment" committee, in Episcopal parlanceand embarks on a nine month search for a new spiritual leader.