THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: Creative Writing

power and energy

Aug 12—2025

Creative Writing, Fatherhood, memories, middle class life, Parenthood, short stories

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summer storm

Aug 8—2025

Creative Writing, family, marriage, nature, Relationships, short stories, Writing

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bubbling

Aug 7—2025

Creative Writing, literary fiction, marriage, poetry, Relationships, writers on writing, Writing

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stay asleep

Jun 23—2025

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

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drinking buddies

Jun 7—2025

addiction, Alcoholism, Creative Writing, literary fiction, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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observe and report

May 27—2025

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

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letting go of gravity

Nov 30—2024

Anxiety, Creative Writing, death and dying, Faith, family, Hope, Love, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, poetry, Recovery, Sobriety, 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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differences in the morning

Sep 7—2024

Anxiety, Creative Writing, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, Writing, writing blogs

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too simple to explain

Apr 30—2024

addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Creative Writing, family life, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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bucket fish

Apr 12—2024

childhood, Creative Writing, daughters, family, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, short stories, Writing

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a little bump

Feb 9—2024

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Creative Writing, Depression, Faith, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, raising kids, Recovery, Sobriety

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winter

Jan 20—2024

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Creative Writing, Faith, family, literary fiction, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, Writing

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holiday cheer

Dec 24—2023

Anxiety, christmas, Creative Writing, Depression, family, holidays, literary fiction, Recovery, Relationships, short stories, Sobriety, Writing

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Eight Days

Dec 16—2023

christmas, Creative Writing, Depression, family, holidays, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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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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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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winter marriages

Mar 28—2023

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

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