We go to bed tonight with another family losing their child and their loved ones in this horrific rampage of violence.

• June 10. Portland OR: One high school student killed.
• June 8. Las Vegas, NV: Two police officers and one civilian killed by “Patriots” at a WalMart.
• June 7/8. Chicago, IL: 4 dead. 30 shot in a weekend shooting spree.
• June 6th. Forsyth County, GA: Assault on county courthouse. 1 deputy shot.
• June 5th. Seattle Pacific University: 1 student shot dead. 3 wounded.
• May 23rd. IIsla Vista, California: 6 shot dead at U of Calfornia Santa Barbara. 7 more hospitalized.
• Dec 2012. Newtown, CT.  20 children and 6 adults fatally shot at Sandy Hook Elementary School. There have been 74 school shootings since Dec 2012, roughly 1 every week

And after averting my eyes from the evening news, I turned to reading a few pages from Wiman’s “My Bright Abyss” seeking some solace.  And he about captures it…the devastation is reaching close, so close to our very streets: Continue reading “Screaming Into The Silence” →