Tag: Ash Wednesday

Leave the Ashes On

There’s still ash on the back of my hand. The sign of the cross smells like campfire. For some reason it feels weird that Ash Wednesday reminds me of hotdogs and marshmallows and Tonka pies....

/ February 19, 2015

Ash Fall: The heat of Ash Wednesday

Ashes mean the end of something. A house burned down, a body cremated, a book torched, a fire dying low. Ashes come out of the flame, and flame means destruction. Destruction like a wooden city...

/ February 18, 2015