SHAWNDRA LUCAS | poetic essayist

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Latest — Aug 15, 2024

Spiraling up

If you’re reading this it’s because you’re a paid subscriber getting the inside scoop on my book writing journey. I appreciate you! Much of what I’m about to share has been made possible because of your support. A few months ago I announced that I was

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Humility is reality

Humility is living in reality. Pride is delusion, and leads to unrest in our souls.

You can’t push a rope

Embracing tension and learning to trust the process.

God’s mother tongue

God speaks metaphor. And if we are going to understand him, his story, and our own, we must be fluent his language.

Writing about what I’m writing about (…it’s a book!)

I won’t bury the lede. I’m writing my first book! And the second lede—if you’re a paid subscriber you’ll have access to everything as I write it. Now, hang with me for three minutes and I’ll give you the rest of the story. I

What is a woman made of?

Today is International Women’s Day. A day that is historically linked to the women’s rights movement. That’s complicated for me for reasons I won’t bog down this post with. I’ll just focus on what’s simple. Women have possessed an incalculable, intrinsic worth since the

The Sparkling Star in Your Hand

On memory and legacy.

Talking To Myself in Public

My Family History is Now a Brand at Target

The enslaved women of Gee’s Bend pieced together scraps of fabric to make quilts in abstract patterns. The patterns and piecing styles were passed down over generations, surviving slavery, reconstruction, and Jim Crow. Now they’re in Target stores.

What To Do With A God Who Makes You Breakfast

What seems so ordinary about this moment is exactly what makes it extraordinary. Jesus is teaching his disciples a profound lesson: a resurrected life is a life that serves.