Jonathan Hiskes

Jonathan Hiskes is a writer in Seattle. Find his work at <a href="http://www.jonathanhiskes.com">Jonathanhiskes.com</a>.

She Left Me at a Praise Rally

Apr 11, 2016 9 min read Humanity

I wasn’t confused about much when I was 16, really just three things: God, myself, and other people. The first was the most important—my church, my youth group, and my Christian

The Pacific North Wet

Jan 16, 2015 4 min read Humanity

Tonight I am thinking about the endless sticky heat of Chicago summers. The best part of the day, back then, was the moment it finally relented, and you could breathe again. Late in

Mad Men, Snickering and Sobbing

Dec 3, 2014 7 min read Literature

What sort of man kisses a secretary at an office party and expects his wife to praise him for going no further? What sort of man quits an affair because it’s too