THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: raising kids

air and sunlight

Oct 3—2025

aging, change of seasons, family, marriage, parenting, raising kids, Recovery

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garden city

Sep 7—2025

family, marriage, middle class life, raising kids

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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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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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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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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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simple depth

Mar 21—2022

art, creativity, family, Flash fFiction, Freewriting, Love, marriage, middle class life, parenting, raising kids, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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they’re growing up

Mar 7—2022

family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, raising kids, Relationships, Sobriety, writing blogs

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backroads

Jun 10—2021

family life, middle class life, off roading, raising kids, small town life, summer vacation, Travel

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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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guarding the nest

Apr 20—2021

Birds, family, Fatherhood, marriage, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids

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“Do it because…”

Jan 17—2021

Being a dad, family life, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Uncategorized, 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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unicorns, ice cream, and balloons

Sep 17—2020

America, Anxiety, Being a dad, Belief systems, family, family life, Life on Earth, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Relationships, small town life, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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life doesn’t wait for backed up sewer lines

Sep 10—2020

Being a dad, Creative Writing, family, family life, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Relationships, Uncategorized, writing blogs

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raising kids–it’s a crapshoot

Aug 11—2020

America, Being a dad, Belief systems, family, family life, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing

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