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!Mar 27Mar 27
Mel LKNeuro-Adversity: Ramblings of a Child TherapistChildren face adult adversity for their neurodiversity. Let’s do better.Feb 24Feb 24
Mel LKinPrism & Pen“Trauma-Informed,” a Poem by a TherapistA poem about what “trauma-informed” should actually mean.Feb 23Feb 23
Mel LKI Am A Home: A Charismatic PoemI asked Spirit, “Why can I still utter Your words after all these years?”Nov 11, 20212Nov 11, 20212
Mel LKinPrism & PenA Lesbian Social Worker, I Found God In A Nursing HomeCommunion as quiet queer resistanceSep 23, 20216Sep 23, 20216
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…Sep 19, 20212Sep 19, 20212
Mel LKinPrism & PenA Very Gay Bible PoemA gay love poem where all 52 lines reference — and link to — Bible verse(s).Sep 16, 20212Sep 16, 20212
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…Feb 12, 20214Feb 12, 20214
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 LesbianFeb 7, 20213Feb 7, 20213
Mel LKRevival Is Here, A PoemWe prayed for revival with tear-stained cheeks and raised hands and hums of glossalaliaJan 17, 20212Jan 17, 20212
