Here you can listen to some untraditional but sincere prayers,
to the God who saves us all,
for the world that tries to damn us,
in my own voice.

Don't be scared.

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October 2nd, 2006 - in which I pray for the big fat sleep, but not the 'big sleep,' because that's when you're dead.

September 10, 2006 - in which I pray for clarity on God's take on this whole Cleanliness is next to Godliness business.

August 21st, 2006 - in which I pray on the nature of winning and losing - that is, for the Democrats to quit forwarding numbskulls like Bob Casey, Jr., who is going to lose. No, really. He really, really is.

July 29th, 2006 - in which I pray that we not make fetishes out of the old and the young, we understand we are all the same and that they put this S.O.B. on trial, stat.

July 10th, 2006 - in which I pray, once again, about the new technologies for the sexually active.

July 6th, 2006 - in which I pray for a small indulgence in some writing that will never see daylight and perhaps a little melancholy.

July 3rd, 2006 - in which I pray in honor of the longest-serving and most important staff member at The Associated Students of Madison, my former employer.

July 1st, 2006 - in which I pray for wider understanding of a critical seasonal aesthetic.

June 10th, 2006 - in which I pray to the hurly burly to be said and done - or something like that.

May 30, 2006 - a prayer about musicians on Christian labels and their important contributions to our artistic atmosphere.

March 2nd, 2006 - a prayer for kids who want mommy to tell them what "monogamy" is.

February 10th, 2006 - a prayer about prejudice incognito, as if anyone is fooled.

February 8th, 2006 - a prayer about drink & the spirit.

February 4th, 2006 - a prayer about blogs, loving Sen. Hillary Clinton, how I know she doesn't really get blogs, why that's okay and why she just shouldn't worry about it.

February 1st, 2006 - a prayer for guidance on being a writer.

January 30th, 2006 - a prayer for free market ghouls.

January 28th, 2006 - a prayer for a guy I didn't thank, when I should have - he was being nice when he didn't need to be anything.

January 23rd, 2006 - a prayer about whether or not positive thinking might get me thrown into a scorching pit of brimstone and hot coals.

January 19th, 2006 - a prayer offered because I suspect that Samuel Alito wasn't exactly "bragging," on the Underground Literary Alliance site.

January 16th, 2006 - a prayer for a good time to be had by all.

January 12th, 2006 - a prayer about how much I love peanuts.

January 11th, 2006 - a prayer for the tender ego of a reader.

January 9th, 2006 - a prayer for the men's rooms at drinking establishments.

January 7th, 2006 - a prayer for people becoming a little more reticent to use the mail.

January 5th, 2006 - a prayer about the way our mouths overrun our brains, i.e. other people's mouths overrunning my brain. Grr.

January 3rd, 2006 - a prayer for Eminem; poor, poor Eminem.

January 2nd, 2006 - a prayer for the way owners of strip clubs purvey the places.

December 28st, 2005 - a prayer for truth in advertising.

December 21st, 2005 - a prayer for the striking transportation workers in New York (no I'm not dealing with it myself now like New Yorkers are, yes our transportation workers struck a month or so ago).

December 19th, 2005 - a prayer against Santa.

December 13th, 2005 - a prayer for men and the bragging they do about doing.

December 10th, 2005 - a prayer for our delicate little fingers.

November 20th, 2005 - a prayer for good websites.

I'll put you on a list and you will be one of the lucky ones.