[Adapted from a presentation by Sue Fry, an attender at Spring Friends Meeting in North Carolina, on July 12, 2026.] My subject today is Elizabeth Gurney Fry. I’m guessing that some readers will know nothing about her – and some may know a lot. She was a truly amazing woman – and also a great … Continue reading Guest Post: Elizabeth Fry
A Jewish-Quaker’s Anguished Spiritual Journey Sandy Green [NOTE: Reprinted with permission from Types & Shadows, The Journal of the Fellowship of Quakers & The Arts, Issue #108. More info on FQA at: fqaquaker.org] Here’s a Summary of My Story: I am a Jewish Quaker, an Anti-Zionist Jew, I am a Survivor of Sexual Abuse Who … Continue reading Guest Post: A Jewish Quaker’s Anguished Journey (Long Read; Worth It)
A strange urge came over me on Friday. I think it had something to do with testosterone. And gravy. I’ll get to gravy in a minute. For the other thing, you may have heard that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this past week that servicemembers over 30 will be tested for “Low T.” Those with … Continue reading Hegseth: Not A Prediction, But — A Shot In The —Um—Arm?
— Faith, Family, Brooklyn; War, Peace and God: the often agonizing spiritual journey of a Jewish Quaker. — A fantasy fling with the Spirit of the Sea. — More Quaker authors & poets, and a Quarterly Meeting art show. In the new issue, #108, of Types & Shadows, journal of the Fellowship of Quakers in … Continue reading New issue: Quaker Art Journal: “Types & Shadows”
Another car windshield with white bullet holes. Another place ICE agents have sold their souls. Now circling around, to protect the new shooters Or maybe to transfer & make them recruiters. There are lies, damn lies, and how ICE/DHS rolls. Say His Name: Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 25