THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: Parenthood

without a fire

Sep 11—2025

Alcoholism, family, literary fiction, Parenthood, Relationships

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power and energy

Aug 12—2025

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

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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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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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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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a slow start to the morning

Mar 22—2023

aging, Faith, family life, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety

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at least for now

Mar 21—2023

Anxiety, Creative Writing, creativity, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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the more

Jan 2—2023

Alcoholism, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Sobriety, Writing

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winter swimming

Dec 8—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Fatherhood, marriage, michigan poets, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Sobriety

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Thanksgiving Morning, 2022

Nov 24—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Fatherhood, holidays, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Sobriety, writing blogs

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to the kids, from Dad

Nov 10—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Sobriety

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our new home

Nov 5—2022

family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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the drinking brain after 1 year and 10 months of sobriety

Sep 4—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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9:30 am, Saturday Morning

Aug 6—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Faith, family, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, writing blogs

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The Dad Job

May 11—2022

family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Recovery, Relationships

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into another day

Apr 22—2022

Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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on the surface

Apr 19—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Sobriety

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a glimpse of morning

Apr 6—2022

family, life and death, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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rambling on a snow day – bus moments

Mar 24—2022

childhood, family, Fatherhood, marriage, memories, middle class life, Parenthood, raising kids, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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