Cassie E. Brown

@ozarkmisfit

Writer & Tea drinker | Poetry, prose, essays, SFF & literary | www.ozarkmisfit.com | Episcopal lay preacher | Love God, my cat, my enemy, my neighbor, bourbon, music, sunsets, tea sets, healing & hospitality. All opinions are my own, not my employer’s.

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Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jul 9

Your last saved celebrity pic on your phone is your therapist. Look. He would be doing that anyway. Not just because I am his client.

Sheldon Cooper hyperventilating into a brown paper bag

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 28

So... I did NOT get Schemann... I got Jon Sobrino. My next were: Ahn Byung-Mu, Simone Weil, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Howard Thurman, Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Jürgen Moltmann, Martin Luther King Jr., and James H. Cone... I knew 4 of these... MORE TO READ!

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JON SOBRINO
1938-
Christology of the Crucified Peoples
At dawn on November 16, 1989, Salvadoran army soldiers murdered six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter at the Universidad Centroamericana in San Salvador; Sobrino was lecturing in Thailand and survived. The six included his closest colleagues, among them Ignacio Ellacuría. Born to a Basque family in Bilbao, raised in the Spanish-Catholic Jesuit tradition, he had come to El Salvador in 1957 and stayed. His Christology insists Jesus must be read from the underside, the pueblo crucificado—the crucified people who continue the suffering of the servant in history. The CDF issued a Notification in November 2006 finding “notable discrepancies with the faith of the Church” in his two-volume Christology; his Jesuit superiors stood by him and he kept teaching. You think you cannot know who Christ is until you stand with the people they are killing.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 22

Desmond Tutu here also!! Which… whoa. Personal hero. I could not have asked for a bigger compliment… because wow. Yeah.

YOUR CLOSEST STAR
Desmond Tutu
1931-2021 • South Africa
LIBERATION • RECONCILIATION
You believe a person is a person through other persons, and that God has a bias toward the oppressed. Tutu helped bring down apartheid and then helped a nation forgive, laughing more along the way than seemed possible. For you hope is a discipline, reconciliation is real and costly work, and joy is itself a form of resistance.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 6

Praying with this slim volume instead of Morning Prayer for the past few days. The space left over (the prayer format is brief) I have filled with praying my church’s prayer list, praying #TEC weekly collects (such as against political violence), and upholding my loved ones. Very nice option. ⚓️

A black leatherette volume with the title Hour By Hour in a Celtic style script in gold on the front featuring a gold Celtic cross design.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 4

Just finished reading NERD FAITH by @thenerdypriest.bsky.social and what a pleasure!! The theological ideas were bite sized, but rich, satisfying, and sometimes unexpectedly poignant. Get it. Read it. Laugh some. ⚓️

A colorful book cover. It reads Nerd Faith: 60 Second Sprints of Spiritual Guidance for the Occasionally Uncool. Author listed is Rachel Kessler

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Apr 22

Amid being sick, I was able to read WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT by @tkingfisher.com and I absolutely loved it!! Although, I was reading it while recovering/suffering from an ill-defined respiratory illness and that was a combination. 10/10. So creepy. And hilarious.

The book WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT rests on a curled skeletal hand against a black background. The cover features a grotesque disintegration of a horse and the author’s name, T. Kingfisher.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Apr 9

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

Still image of 1902 silent film “A Trip to the Moon.” Two women in gauzy gowns hold up a star. Another woman in a pink dress sits delicately on a crescent moon floating in the sky. A ringed planet balances to the right. The terrain is rocky. The image is grainy and difficult to discern.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Apr 5

I work at a psych hospital. Hospitals require staff 24/7/365, which means that today, I had to come in to work part of a day despite Easter. A task made sweeter by our cafeteria staff. Who made… this. I have named him Francois and he has a whole lore now. (Find the Easter egg.)

A purple candy Peep has been fitted into a little Twinkie racecar with mini Oreo wheels. A little dipped pretzel serves as the steering wheel. Look at his devil may care attitude. His suave, insouciance. His heartbreaking style. As if he is prepared to roll up, call out “ciao!” And zip away, chaos in his wake. This is a Peep ready for Formula One. This is a “cologne-ad model” Peep. This is a Peep who laughs at danger.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Mar 18

The Cotton Patch Gospel. Granted, not a full Bible!! So I am squeezing here. But this is so powerful and Jordan was a Greek and New Testament scholar, as well as an antiracist farmer, advocate, community builder, and mission driven badass. His work hums with good news. ⚓️

A book rests against a wall with the front cover facing out. The book is titled Clarence Jordan’s Cotton Patch Gospel: The Complete Collection. The book rests a top other shelved books crammed with page markers.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Mar 3

As an unchurched youth, this was my first exposure to early Lutheran church history: The Simpsons Tree House of Horror episode. It lives rent free in my religious education.

Lisa Simpson smiles over a microscope. The text reads “one of them is nailing something to the door of the cathedral- I’ve created Lutherans!”

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jan 27

To clarify, she is one of God’s creatures. She has a tiny heartbeat. She wears a St. Francis medal everywhere as a reminder of God’s blessing. And she loves me. The world burns and she looks at me like I am perfect. So yeah. If you have a second, pray for a cat.

A black cat lays across a wooden staircase staring into the camera with golden eyes. The cat wears a St. Francis medal.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jan 20

Evergreen. imgs.xkcd.com/comics/natio...

Four comic panels. Panel 1. Five people represented by stick figures. One says “English should be the national language. These immigrants should have to learn English when they come here.” Another figure says “yeah.” Panel 2. The first figure speaks again, “when you go live somewhere, you learn the language they speak there. English is the language of the land.” Panel 3. A third speaker says, “Excuse me, but asio sarah dawado.” Panel 4. First speaker says, “whet the hell was that?” Previous speaker replies “Cherokee.”

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jan 13

Um. That’s a lot more polite than what this regime currently calls them. This is a screenshot from a government website. I did not link this because the autopopulated image for the website reads in huge letters “I stand with ICE” but it is easy to find this.

A screenshot of the White House official website that reads:

WHITE HOUSE ARTICLES
57 Times Sick, Unhinged Democrats Declared War on Law Enforcement
The White House
January 9, 2026
On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, the Trump Administration proudly honors the brave patriots of ICE and all law enforcement who put their lives on the line to protect America. In stark contrast, unhinged Radical Left Democrats have loosed their torrent of vicious, inflammatory attacks on these very heroes - branding them as

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Dec 27

Haven’t found Jesus? Sokay, my dude has your back anyway. (Found on the table of my local Chinese restaurant. Best table ad EVER. I LOVE SMALLTOWN SHIT LIKE THIS.) ⚓️

A square advertisement. An icon picture of Jesus leans into the image as though peeping around a wall. The text reads: I SAW THAT! Jesus Bailbonds

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Nov 30

My mother is the Grinch. Not in a metaphorical or allegorical sense. She dresses up as the season’s villain, and has for years, for parties for disabled adults. This is how she found her way back to Christmas. Sweating in a green fur costume. Because Christmas hurt. She had buried a child & husband.

Several bright green Grinch masks and parts and pieces of Grinch costumes laid across a picnic checked tablecloth.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Nov 8

Here we are. 5th ballot, still trying to get our clergy deputies for General Convention. Democracy and the Holy Spirit!! ⚓️

Person in a grey suit with lavender shirt in a glorious cathedral. A selfie in front of the stained glass and organ pipes.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Nov 8

It’s DioWestMo Convention!! It’s amazing to be part of the governance of my church in the laity. Pray for us!! ⚓️

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Nov 1

Happy Halloween!!! Spent the evening with my cousin at her haunt, receiving about 750 trick or treaters and 2,000 people. It was so much fun!!

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Oct 20

I prayed at St. Patrick’s in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day. (Church of Ireland, in case you were wondering.) It was a gorgeous experience, the service in the Irish language. Grateful for this message. Praying for the Anglican communion entire today, esp Church of Ireland. ⚓️

The stunning and intricate stained glass, rude screen, and architecture of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, including the banners of churches and the marble stairs to the pulpit.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Oct 5

A friend caught this image of @canonmak.bsky.social blessing Morticia. “Lord make me an instrument of your peace.” ⚓️

A person kneels beside a cat carrier outdoors. A priest in jeans beside them leans over the cat carrier also. Both have fingers interwoven into the carrier to touch the animal.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Oct 4

Morticia just got blessed at the St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals and did not in fact disappear into a cloud of grey, sulfurous smoke! (For anyone running an over/under, she didn’t even hiss when sprinkled with holy water. So.) ⚓️

A green-eyed black cat sits perched in front of a window in a shelf in front of books and a vining plant. The cat looks prim.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Sep 29

Everyone’s a sucker for eyes 👁️ 👁️ QuoteSKEET yours

Black and white glamour selfie of eyes peering out of a ray of light, the rest of figure slightly shadowed. The figure has dark lipstick, a scalloped black neckline, and an ornate rhinestone necklace

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Sep 6

It’s a Wednesday kind of Saturday.

A person with short blond hair, dark smoky eye makeup, and deep red lipstick looking into your aura

A person wearing a sheer top interlaced with black designs, a black corset and a long black hobble skirt looking haughty

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jun 26

Morticia sees you doomscrolling and is encouraging you to get to bed

A lean black cat sits pertly and looks with narrowed green eyes and a judgmental expression

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jun 25

Meet Morticia. She’s perfect and I love her.

A black cat getting its head scratched looking adorable

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jun 7

Also, my eye makeup game is fire and I know it

A person with dark blue eyes looks into the camera. Their eye shadow forms a pride rainbow. Their eyes are lined with black and silver glitter. Their lips are wine colored. Their blonde hair falls in a cascade of short curls. They look fierce

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· Jun 7

Just came from the Kansas City Episcopal Pride service before the Pride parade. I will work the Episcopal booth at the Pride festival later. It was a glorious service of love for all of creation. Prayers for safety today.

A person has her eyes closed in prayer. Behind her are church stained glass windows. Her eye makeup is done in pride rainbow stripes. She wears rhinestone earrings. Her grey t-shirt has an emblem of the Episcopal shield superimposed over a pride rainbow

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 24

Okay. I am a sensitive snowflake, but admittedly intrigued.

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 18

Meet Priscilla Aquila, First of Her Name, Princess of the Porch, defender of the realm. (my mom calls her Spot)

An orange and white cat with pale green eyes looking judgy

Cassie E. Brown@ozarkmisfit· May 15

Quote post with a picture of an aircraft you’d accept as a bribe