THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: poetry

storms

Aug 24—2025

family, parenting, poetry

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bubbling

Aug 7—2025

Creative Writing, literary fiction, marriage, poetry, Relationships, 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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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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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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bird, apple, orange

Jun 24—2021

Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, family, marriage, middle class life, parenting, poetry, Uncategorized

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less

May 26—2021

Creative Writing, daughters, family, Fatherhood, middle class life, parenting, poetry, raising kids, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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getting my vodka for the week

Mar 6—2021

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, making ends meet, middle class life, poetry, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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8:53 am

Dec 24—2020

Alcoholism, Being a dad, cats, family, family life, Fatherhood, michigan poets, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, pet ownership, Pets, poetry, raising kids, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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she sleeps

Oct 23—2020

Creative Writing, Ghosts, marriage, middle class life, near death experiences, poetry

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sunday morning storm

Jul 19—2020

Anxiety, Creative Writing, family, Fatherhood, michigan poets, middle class life, poetry, Uncategorized, weather poems, writing blogs

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no hands

Jul 13—2020

blogging, Dads and Daughters, daughters, family, family life, Fatherhood, Fishing, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, summer vacation, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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“We want the world, and we want it now.” ~ Jim Morrison

Jun 27—2020

America, blogging, Creative Writing, freedom, freedom of speech, global warming, life and death, Life on Earth, middle class life, poetry, protest, Religion, Revolt, small town life, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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another year

Jun 4—2020

Being a dad, family life, Fatherhood, Fishing, middle class life, non-fiction, poetry, protest, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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mindset

May 20—2020

Hope, poetry, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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a family walk

May 18—2020

Being a dad, Creative Writing, family, family life, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, Relationships, small town life, Uncategorized, Walking, Writing

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bodies in motion

May 15—2020

Anxiety, Being a dad, Belief systems, Creative Writing, death and dying, Depression, Faith, family, family life, Fatherhood, Hope, life, life and death, Life on Earth, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, reading, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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shove it down

May 11—2020

Anxiety, Being a dad, Depression, family, family life, Fatherhood, Hope, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing, writing blogs

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Alpena April Morning

Apr 20—2020

America, Being a dad, blogging, Creative Writing, family, family life, Fatherhood, Hope, LIving a good life, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, poetry, raising kids, reading, small town life, Writing, writing blogs

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