HopeWords Literary Journal
The HopeWords Literary Journal exists for writers, artists, and readers who long for hope and heaven and who look for timeless stories from diverse voices that all point back to the good, true, and beautiful. The HopeWords Literary Journal is not clickbait, it's not artificial, it's not breaking news. It's a community of writers, painters, preachers, thinkers, musicians, photographers, cartoonists, and storytellers who foster colorful conversations that are rooted in humble hospitality.
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Poetry of Hope by Eugene C. Scott
Hope, like love and grace, is a word that’s easy to cliché. And difficult to define. Maybe because those four letters arranged as such spell more than a dictionary can contain…
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Strange Tales* (Episode 2)
Welcome to episode 2 of the audio mystery Strange Tales*! If you’re not caught up, you can find the first episode here. But if you’re up to speed, press play to continue Fred’s journey…
Smart People
“I don’t know.”
“What letter is it?”
“A.”
“Not A…”
A Conversation with Linwood Berry: The Painter Prophet
Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1951, Linwood Berry grew up in a nomadic family, living on both the east and west coasts at different points. After graduation, he left home and continued in his nomadic ways, working various jobs before fulfilling his military duty. Back stateside at the age of 21…
Light of the World: Behind the Music
At the HopeWords writer’s conference, we have a tradition of opening our time together with a reading of Travis Lowe’s essay entitled “Bluefield: Light of the World.” It’s a liturgy of sorts, a habitual invocation and annual reminder of who we are and where we are. Travis’s essay reflects on the history of Bluefield – the boom and bust of the coal industry…
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