THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: Sobriety

circling 50

Sep 1—2025

aging, family, Fatherhood, friendship, journaling, marriage, Sobriety

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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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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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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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the climb

Oct 2—2024

aging, Anxiety, Creative Writing, family life, marriage, middle class life, Sobriety, Walking

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differences in the morning

Sep 7—2024

Anxiety, Creative Writing, family, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, 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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reaching

Apr 16—2024

addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, family, marriage, middle class life, poetry, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, 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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winter

Jan 20—2024

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Creative Writing, Faith, family, literary fiction, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety, 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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holiday cheer

Dec 24—2023

Anxiety, christmas, Creative Writing, Depression, family, holidays, literary fiction, Recovery, Relationships, short stories, Sobriety, Writing

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a good stretch

Dec 21—2023

family, marriage, 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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