Cameron Dezen Hammon

Cameron Dezen Hammon earned her BA in Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University. She has contributed articles to Nylon, and Houston's 002 Magazine. She is a worship leader and songwriter at Eccle

Channeling Affections: Whitney, Modigliani, and Me

Mar 2, 2012 5 min read Music & Performing Arts Whitney Houston writing

I keep thinking of things I’d like to read, eat, or clean today, (Lauren Winner’s new memoir! Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Cous Cous! The guest bathroom!) instead of doing what I

Tuesday

Sep 9, 2011 2 min read Humanity poetry

For Matthew Yarnell 1. How appropriate, those two “ones” in eleven standing side by side, the left only slightly longer. Like a left leg is slightly longer. Or two haystacks standing side by

Lost and Found in the Texas Hill Country

Oct 29, 2010 4 min read Humanity

The bucolic journey, which started as a rare time of togetherness for my Texan husband and me, turned into a tension-filled, stressed out drive when we took a wrong turn at Kerrville. “Did

West Indian Gold

Jul 16, 2010 4 min read Humanity

When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with gold cross necklaces. I was about 8, and Jewish for all intents and purposes, so naturally this caused a stir in our house.