Memoirous

Check out Pure of Heart online at Fa thom. Fathom has an ambitious mission: Our goal is to approach everything we publish with an eye for intellect, wonder, and story and a conviction that our beliefs have consequences for ourselves, our communities, and the world. Our hope is that in the wonder of God’s presence, we can help one another cultivate an embodied faith that furthers the kingdom of heaven on earth. Somehow there was a mix-up and they accepted one of my pieces and I discovered they’d actually put it up without having ok’d. Usually there is a bit back and forth if a submission is accepted for publication. For instance, this particular piece had already found a home when I made the discovery. I had Furtive take it down. But— I sent them Pure of Heart as it also represented the themes they advanced. Thankfully it was accepted and now is out. From the story: One night on the “L” train, the car she was sitting in emptied out. A man got on at Clark & Division. She ...