The Plain-Spoken Heart
Mercy’s a bent nail,
hard to drive straight.
Posted by Sam Aureli | Oct 19, 2026 | Poetry |
Mercy’s a bent nail,
hard to drive straight.
Posted by Ann E. Michael | Oct 11, 2026 | Poetry |
When I held him he was small—
somewhere between the size
of a cell and a baobab tree
Posted by Steve Myers | Oct 5, 2026 | Poetry |
The small boy leans in nose to caterpillar
Read MorePosted by Diane Vogel Ferri | Sep 28, 2026 | Poetry |
Each drop of water vaporizes
into the atmosphere only to return
Posted by Purbasha Roy | Sep 21, 2026 | Poetry |
Now I think their fragrances are
arms they open for the world.

The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.