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For Good: Questioning the Narrative

January 14, 2026 melreali Leave a comment
Question the narrative for good

I’m a little late to the Wicked: For Good debate, but realistically, between parenting and work and writing and farming,…

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On thoughts and prayers, and how the “show, don’t tell” principle applies

January 10, 2026 melreali Leave a comment

There is so much more to being a good writer than understanding the rules of grammar and syntax. We can…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: authenticity, lived faith, prayer

Seeking the one

January 5, 2026 melreali
Oscar the Lost Chicken

The other night, I thought one of our chickens had been lost. This is nothing new where I live. Danger…

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Pushing the repentance pedal

July 19, 2025 melreali

My pastor recently shared the allusion that repentance and faith are like two pedals of a bicycle, that we must…

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Posted in: Lessons in life, Uncategorized

A New Vision for DEI: First Author Call Notes

December 12, 2022 melreali

Back in mid-November, my next fellow co-authors and I joined our publisher for a group call. We had all signed…

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Posted in: Diversity

Where are the Pharisees today?

April 1, 2022 melreali

In Biblical times, Pharisees were leaders in synagogues, noted for strict observance of the minutia of rites and ceremonies and…

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Thoughts on Joseph and breaking the cycle of abuse

April 9, 2021 melreali

Isn’t it funny how common misinterpretations of Biblical or historical events are repeated so frequently that we take them as…

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What’s your breaking point?

September 10, 2019 melreali 11 Comments

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Naturally, I have some thoughts about this, but I promise it isn’t a pity-seeking…

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The ghost – a poem

August 9, 2019 melreali

There is a ghost in my kitchen and I can’t ask it to go. I loved him but, angry, chose…

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5-star review for Readers’ Favorite

July 26, 2019 melreali

Reviewed By Tracy Young for Readers’ Favorite In Summer 20XX: Rewriting the Rules of Summer by M. Reali-Elliott, Melissa is…

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Posted in: Summer 20XX

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