THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: family

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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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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without a fire

Sep 11—2025

Alcoholism, family, literary fiction, Parenthood, Relationships

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garden city

Sep 7—2025

family, marriage, middle class life, raising kids

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circling 50

Sep 1—2025

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

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undetected

Aug 30—2025

childhood, family, Fatherhood, journaling, memories, short stories

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storms

Aug 24—2025

family, parenting, poetry

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ragers

Aug 22—2025

Faith, family, journaling, middle class life, nature

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no next

Aug 17—2025

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

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summer storm

Aug 8—2025

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

Apr 16—2024

addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, family, marriage, middle class life, poetry, Recovery, Relationships, 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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MAPLE HILLS

Mar 30—2024

family, literary fiction, Relationships, short stories

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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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