An elder at a Presbyterian church shows off the sign he had printed — with the logo of the denomination his church just joined. The denomination they left had founded the church more than a century before. Photo by Barbara Perenic, used courtesy of the Springfield News-Sun.

This is at least the second time my work has made a section front of the Dayton Daily News. (I feel like it had previously, but no one told me.)

Anyway, in the story I tried to describe the situation both as the parties involved see it — a theological issue — and as the outside world sees it — a gay rights issue. While I could have written three times the length, I think I said what needed to be said.

Here’s a PDF of Springfield’s treatment, always more impressive ’cause it’s a smaller paper.

A war journalist. (Creative Commons photo)

Hey all. I wanted to explain the new appearance on this blog of posts you can’t read.

Sometimes, as a freelancer, your stories burn a hole in your pocket—specifically if you aren’t writing more than a couple stories a month, and you’re applying for writing jobs at the speed of the Internet.

I’ve allowed some select friends, family, and potential employers to view the stories you see here behind passwords. When they’re bought by media outlets, I’ll be sure to link you back to them on the outlets’ sites.

Until then, sorry for the ugliness.