The Novel

Posted on January 28, 2024 by stephen t berg / 6 Comments

I joined a ‘Free Palestine’ protest in 2009. Today that moment seems almost quaint. Netanyahu’s Zionists and Hamas extremists, are mirrors, twins, locked into...

Natural Theology

Posted on January 14, 2024 by stephen t berg / 10 Comments

As the loquacious preacher expounded on the inerrancy of the Bible and the existence of God, and I, mesmerized, by his tide of words and hefty claims, rose to...

Four Miles North of Springside

Posted on January 7, 2024 by stephen t berg / 17 Comments

Every year around this time I call the farm. I listen to the muted ring of the rotary phone, and wait.Mom says, “Hello?” Her voice, careful at first, then,“Oh...