Discernment Author|Brian Marcus

Discernment Author|Brian MarcusCedric Willow is a middle aged journalist and senior warden at St. Bartholomew by the Lake, a small Episcopal parish in Minneapolis. St. Bart's church is a widely admired icon of mid century modern architecture, but its congregation is aging and attendance is on the decline. When the incumbent rector resigns, Cedric forms a search committeea "discernment" committee, in Episcopal parlanceand embarks on a nine month search for a new spiritual leader.

"That such a brilliant and accomplished researcher and renowned medical doctor can make the sensitive and complex topic of "healing" so sensible and accessible for all is just another example of the brilliance and insight of this prolific author

intelligently-crafted poems capturing the black South and womanhood so intimately and with such knowing - an edgy discography of Florida and the contentions of gender and race in the South

agriculture and public policy

It will open your doorway to freedom

2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award

so hard to see

including the fundamentals on how to capture a team with an engaging story

youth sports in Minnesota would for the first time be administered in the schools

Her short story “Whelping” was a finalist for the Rash Award and appears in the 2014 issue of Broad River Review

Her second marriage

revisits sociotechnical systems from its founding in the 21st century

we're good at dividing ourselves into tribes--into "insiders" and "outsiders"--based on race