THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: aging

harsh elements

Oct 4—2025

aging, Anxiety, change of seasons, family, Fatherhood, marriage, parenting, Recovery

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air and sunlight

Oct 3—2025

aging, change of seasons, family, marriage, parenting, raising kids, Recovery

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to the bottom

Sep 27—2025

aging, Alcoholism, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships

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taking out the trash

Sep 17—2025

aging, change of seasons, Death, Depression, family, marriage

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an illusion

Sep 13—2025

aging, family, journaling, life and death, memories

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circling 50

Sep 1—2025

aging, family, Fatherhood, friendship, journaling, marriage, Sobriety

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walking with my wife

Aug 28—2025

aging, death and dying, Faith, literary fiction, Writing

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no next

Aug 17—2025

aging, family, journaling, literary fiction, short stories, summer vacation

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stay asleep

Jun 23—2025

aging, Creative Writing, Freewriting, literary fiction, marriage, reading, Recovery, Relationships, Writing

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second day of summer

Jun 22—2025

aging, death and dying, family, literary fiction, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, writers on writing, Writing

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clogged

May 24—2025

aging, Anxiety, creativity, middle class life, Recovery, Writing, writing blogs

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grind it out

Nov 16—2024

addiction, aging, Alcoholism, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, Writing

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the climb

Oct 2—2024

aging, Anxiety, Creative Writing, family life, marriage, middle class life, Sobriety, Walking

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little realities

Jun 1—2024

aging, Anxiety, making ends meet, marriage, parenting, Sobriety, Writing

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unfinished

Oct 7—2023

aging, Belief systems, Creative Writing, Faith, family, Ghosts, marriage, memories, michigan poets, middle class life, parenting, poetry, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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you got this

Apr 25—2023

aging, Anxiety, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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zoom out

Apr 14—2023

aging, Anxiety, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Relationships, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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one in a million

Apr 8—2023

aging, Birds, Creative Writing, Faith, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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morning routine

Apr 3—2023

aging, Creative Writing, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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a dog and his man

Apr 1—2023

aging, Anxiety, Creative Writing, Faith, family, middle class life, Pets, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, Uncategorized, Writing

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