THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: parenting

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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storms

Aug 24—2025

family, parenting, poetry

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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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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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little realities

Jun 1—2024

aging, Anxiety, making ends meet, marriage, parenting, Sobriety, Writing

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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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New Year’s Eve Morning – 2023

Dec 31—2023

Anxiety, Depression, Faith, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, 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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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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you got this

Apr 25—2023

aging, Anxiety, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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zoom out

Apr 14—2023

aging, Anxiety, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Relationships, small town life, 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 last push

Mar 18—2023

aging, Depression, family life, Hope, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Relationships, small town life, Sobriety

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debts of regret

Feb 11—2023

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Faith, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, parenting, raising kids, Recovery, Sobriety

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garbage day

Aug 10—2022

family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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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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waking slow

May 4—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, parenting, raising kids, Sobriety

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