Did I Say That Out Loud?: Musings from a Questioning Soul

by Meg Barnhouse

In her newest collection of essays, Barnhouse (Waking Up The Karma Fairy) writes about everyday events, rendering them spiritual. At Big Bill's U-Store, an auction of rummage items prompts Barnhouse to dream up an emotional baggage sale: Sweating strangers stand over piles of other people's sorrows and pain, along with my old resentments, worn stories of betrayal and missed chances. I pictured walking away from a pile of that baggage, leaving it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558965092
• ISBN13: 9781558965096
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Skinner House Books
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Substance and gentle humor

I like how Meg addresses difficult topics. This is not a laugh-out-loud book. It takes tough topics and puts a gentle spin on them that leaves you smiling.

Philosophical Fun

UU Minister Meg Barnhart has written a great little book that'll make you laugh out loud as you ponder some of the interesting philosophical questions she tackles. To me, one of the finest aspects of her writing is to recognize some of my own strange ponderings within her thoughts. Of course, she's much better at writing them into cohesive epistles than I would be. This is a great book to give to a friend who's liberal, likes to laugh, and/or thinks about our place in the world. Knowing that all this comes from a liberal thinker from South Carolina makes it just more thrilling to me. I was afraid liberals would not have a voice there.