• poetry
    Poetry and Prose,  Writing

    Affliction

    Afterwards, I sense the rawness of Flesh scorned throughout. Felt, falling, feverish Like death in slow motion. Incredulously crooked side-stepping Casually stopping on the underside Til breath lies extinguished. Innate darkness seeping Out of yesteryear springs flow. Night perishes into morrow.   C. L. StansberryC. L. Stansberry is a Christian writer and blogger whose work spans fiction, poetry, essays, and theological reflection. She writes to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of the people. clstansberry.com

  • Writing

    Guided by Truth, Stirred by Story

    Introduction I write fiction, essays, and reflections with the conviction that words are never neutral. Language shapes imagination, imagination informs conscience, and reading itself takes part in the way we come to understand the world. Whether I am working in allegorical fantasy, literary criticism, or cultural commentary, my aim is the same: to write in a way that honors truth, depth, meaning, and above all, Christ. My writing reflects my belief that all of life, including art, literature, and scholarship, falls under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Truth does not generate itself; meaning is not random, and understanding always entails responsibility. Writing, therefore, is not merely expressive but covenantal: it…