In the embed below are some selected short stories and poems I have written this summer.  They rose out of the decentralized social media platform, Mastodon.  I enjoyed and continue to relish the opportunity to ‘collaborate’ and share with others there.  

[embed]https://backchannel.com/how-i-got-my-attention-back-c7fc9297d347#.b3h7quze3[/embed] Here is how I try to keep my attention. I have an office with two desks. One is for online work and the other is for the real world. I have a rolling chair and can stop any time to make a liminal move from one to the other.  Plus, because we are shepherds…