THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: blogging

observe and report

May 27—2025

blogging, Creative Writing, Hope, literary fiction, writers on writing

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a strange moment in the morning

Jan 14—2023

Alcoholism, Anxiety, blogging, Creative Writing, Depression, family, marriage, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing, writing blogs

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a prayer

Jul 27—2021

blogging, family life, middle class life, Relationships, Writing, writing blogs

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the obvious

Jun 27—2021

blogging, family, marriage, middle class life, Relationships, small town life, summer vacation, Uncategorized, Walking

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bird, apple, orange

Jun 24—2021

Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, family, marriage, middle class life, parenting, poetry, Uncategorized

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ripe for the taking

Jan 31—2021

Alcoholism, Being a dad, blogging, family life, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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unrest

Jan 4—2021

Alcoholism, Being a dad, blogging, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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a month and three days

Dec 6—2020

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Being a dad, blogging, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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a month and two days

Dec 5—2020

Alcoholism, Being a dad, blogging, family life, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, pet ownership, Pets, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized

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awake again

Nov 13—2020

blogging, christmas, COVID-19, Creative Writing, family, Hope, reading, small town life, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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above and below

Jul 26—2020

Alcoholism, Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, Depression, family, family life, Fatherhood, Fishing, Freewriting, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, small town life, Uncategorized

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no hands

Jul 13—2020

blogging, Dads and Daughters, daughters, family, family life, Fatherhood, Fishing, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, summer vacation, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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a simple particle

Jul 7—2020

blogging, Creative Writing, Hope, LIving a good life, middle class life, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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the paradigm

Jun 29—2020

blogging, Creative Writing, Freewriting, making ends meet, middle class life, small town life, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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“We want the world, and we want it now.” ~ Jim Morrison

Jun 27—2020

America, blogging, Creative Writing, freedom, freedom of speech, global warming, life and death, Life on Earth, middle class life, poetry, protest, Religion, Revolt, small town life, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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thirty-five degrees

May 9—2020

Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, death and dying, Faith, family, family life, Fatherhood, Hope, life and death, literary fiction, Love, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, reading, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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Alpena April Morning

Apr 20—2020

America, Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, family, family life, Fatherhood, Hope, LIving a good life, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, poetry, raising kids, reading, small town life, Writing, writing blogs

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making bacon during COVID-19

Mar 30—2020

blogging, COVID-19, Creative Writing, family, family life, Fatherhood, Flash fFiction, Hope, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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a work in progress

Feb 25—2020

Being a dad, blogging, family, family life, Fatherhood, Hope, LIving a good life, Love, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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the pit

Feb 23—2020

America, Anxiety, Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, Depression, family, family life, Fatherhood, freedom, Freewriting, guilt, LIving a good life, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, reading, Relationships, Selfishness, Selflessness, short stories, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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