<link>http://amysorrells.wordpress.com</link> </image> <atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://amysorrells.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="" /> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmellingGod" /><feedburner:info uri="smellinggod" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://amysorrells.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>SmellingGod</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item> <title>gold free summer</h1> <article> <h1>gold free summer</h1> <p>Amy K. Sorrells — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:19:44 +0000</p> The yellow goldfinch sits on the edge of the feeder, talons clinging to the sure source of food. Meanwhile, the fire from last night’s revelry still smolders, smokey remnants of a school year rising into the unknown clear. Heat of summer presses down already and too soon, and we run into the free weight of [...] </article> <article> <h1>born of and heavy laden truth</h1> <p>Amy K. Sorrells — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:24:22 +0000</p> born of seeds born of trees born of still waters and heavy soil laden with and planted by ancestors witnesses to creation destruction peace and birth do we really think the skin we peel from fruit bears nothing upon the faith of future seedlings reaching toward yearning for YAWEH depending on us to share truth ***** Painting is [...] </article> <article> <h1>a thorny challenge for writers</h1> <p>Amy K. Sorrells — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:25 +0000</p> Do you write from your pain? A common question for writers With an enigmatic answer. An answer many believe holds the key to moving, unforgettable prose. In her book, Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg says this: “To begin writing from our pain eventually engenders compassion for our small and groping lives. Out of this [...] </article> </main></body></html>