THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: literary fiction

what’s left

Dec 13—2025

grief, literary fiction, memories

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bucket fish

Sep 23—2025

adolescence, Anxiety, literary fiction, short stories

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without a fire

Sep 11—2025

Alcoholism, family, literary fiction, Parenthood, Relationships

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baxter the clown

Sep 4—2025

Alcoholism, Faith, literary fiction, short stories

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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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bubbling

Aug 7—2025

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

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Breaking

Jul 6—2025

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

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The 45th Parallel

Jul 3—2025

addiction, Alcoholism, death and dying, grief, literary fiction, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships, short stories, Sobriety

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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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our thursday best

Jun 19—2025

creativity, grief, literary fiction, middle class life, Recovery, short stories, writers on writing

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a little about “burying mr. beasley”

Jun 11—2025

Being a dad, daughters, family life, Fatherhood, grief, life and death, literary fiction, Parenthood, Pets, raising kids, Recovery

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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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On “maple hills”…a story from the book, DEVOTION

May 20—2025

Books, literary fiction, marriage, middle class life, parenting, reading, Relationships, Writing, writing blogs

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DEVOTION by K.J. STEVENS

Mar 18—2025

addiction, Alcoholism, literary fiction, middle class life, Recovery, short stories, Writing

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MAPLE HILLS

Mar 30—2024

family, literary fiction, Relationships, short stories

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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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