Rachel WagnerSomething Beautiful (March 27, 2020)Another isolated day. We stayed home again. We all climbed up and down the stairs, shifting space and moving out of each other’s way. And…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
Rachel WagnerOn Belief: Religion & GamesOne of the things my research does is ask us to consider what the difference is between games and religion. Religion and games have some…Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
Rachel WagnerOvertimeThe pickup is on the small lift in the repair shop, jacked just a few feet up. It’s rusty and dented. Kyle swipes a greasy sleeve across…Nov 9, 2019Nov 9, 2019
Rachel WagnerroomHunkered in my seat, the unasked question patters in again. Do you have room for us? We ask on the periphery. We are the ballast in the…Aug 30, 2019Aug 30, 2019
Rachel WagnerThe racist American doctrine of original sinIt’s so obvious, once you say it, that the Christian presumption of original sin is all over the American penal system. Once you’ve…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Rachel WagnerHang onMany years ago, I asked a friend how she copes with the noise of the world, you know, those times when it’s all just too much to bear. She…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019