Comforting, Never Comfortable {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 6}
It’s like a tickle in your throat in the dark when the tightness in the chest lingers and congestion is an uninvited overnight guest. You try to breathe slow and deep to coax it away, the way you hold so still when a bumblebee hovers over you at the picnic table. You...
Astonishing Discovery {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 5}
The book on my nightstand waits like an old friend on the line, voice buzzing through miles of wire into heavy handset, me listening, twisting my fingers in the curl of the cord of words. I’ve known the author all my life, though he never knew me. I repeat his words...
Words Between Generations {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 4}
Today I’d like to share a piece from another storyteller, my mother. She overflows with meaningful memories from her childhood and young adulthood, and whether talking or writing, she gives those memories beginning, middle and end and I see them so clearly that I...
Spotlights, Spider Silk and Self-Reflection {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 3}
It happens sometimes when I walk into a friend’s house to the sight of pots and pans criss-crossed on the counter and dust bunnies floating near air vents. I get this urge to grab the dishcloth and the mop. I could go on mission to find the counter top again, ready...
Ink Spill {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 2}
I push the corrugated metal gate open and walk through the narrow passage to the alley behind the university. Everywhere I walk, I’m getting whispers, hollers and ogles. I hear the word that reminds me I’m an outsider, wai guo ren. I hunch my shoulders to shrink a...
I’m Darcy Wiley, co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You. I’m an explorer at heart… Read more