Mel LK“You’re Young. How Do You Foster Parent Teens?”Many people have asked me “How do you do it?” Here’s my answer, with a bullet-pointed list!5 min read·Mar 27, 2024----
Mel LKNeuro-Adversity: Ramblings of a Child TherapistChildren face adult adversity for their neurodiversity. Let’s do better.4 min read·Feb 24, 2024----
Mel LKinPrism & Pen“Trauma-Informed,” a Poem by a TherapistA poem about what “trauma-informed” should actually mean.2 min read·Feb 23, 2024----
Mel LKI Am A Home: A Charismatic PoemI asked Spirit, “Why can I still utter Your words after all these years?”1 min read·Nov 11, 2021--2--2
Mel LKinPrism & PenA Lesbian Social Worker, I Found God In A Nursing HomeCommunion as quiet queer resistance5 min read·Sep 23, 2021--6--6
Mel LKQueer Christian Lament: A Spoken WordI wrote this in early 2019 and have presented it in-person before the pandemic. Although I’ve healed in many ways since this was written…5 min read·Sep 19, 2021--2--2
Mel LKinPrism & PenA Very Gay Bible PoemA gay love poem where all 52 lines reference — and link to — Bible verse(s).2 min read·Sep 16, 2021--2--2
Mel LKEvangelicals Love C.S. Lewis, But Only Because He’s DeadIt’s ironic. C.S. Lewis is lauded by evangelicals as a bastion of spiritual knowledge and wit — a most revered thinker of the Christian…5 min read·Feb 12, 2021--4--4
Mel LKAn Open Letter to the Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches Who Will Never Accept Me, a LesbianAn Open Letter To Pentecostals and Charismatics Who Will Never Accept Me, A Lesbian8 min read·Feb 7, 2021--3--3
Mel LKRevival Is Here, A PoemWe prayed for revival with tear-stained cheeks and raised hands and hums of glossalalia2 min read·Jan 17, 2021--2--2