“We live in an era that is reliant on words, but our words are no longer reliable.” So it says in the opening chapter of Loaded Words, setting the foundation for the book itself. How can we know what anyone means when they choose to use a certain word? Are they choosing it for clarity? Manipulation?Continue reading “Words Matter”
Author Archives: heather choate davis
I want to believe
“I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made in good faith by one human being to another. I want to believe there are geniuses scheming to astonish the rest of us, justContinue reading “I want to believe”
The Passion by Patty Wickman
This was the very first image of the very first Renaissance Service I ever did. Folks entered a candlelit sanctuary w/ this image projected on a photographer’s seamless on the altar…as if to say “Come unto me, all who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
A Season of Prayer
Thirsty
One of my oldest friends recently shared this short film she helped make a few years back. There could be any number of existential takes on its meaning. It would make a great Public Service Announcement in our drought-stricken state, to be sure. But to me it speaks of a deeper thirst, a bleaker dryness.Continue reading “Thirsty”
Heather Choate Davis 