THE CROOKED STEEPLE

stories that last

Category: Writing

walking with my wife

Aug 28—2025

aging, death and dying, Faith, literary fiction, Writing

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summer storm

Aug 8—2025

Creative Writing, family, marriage, nature, Relationships, short stories, Writing

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bubbling

Aug 7—2025

Creative Writing, literary fiction, marriage, poetry, Relationships, writers on writing, Writing

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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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stay asleep

Jun 23—2025

aging, Creative Writing, Freewriting, literary fiction, marriage, reading, Recovery, Relationships, Writing

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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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shake it out

Jun 21—2025

family life, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, writers on writing, Writing

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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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clogged

May 24—2025

aging, Anxiety, creativity, middle class life, Recovery, Writing, writing blogs

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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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DEVOTION by K.J. STEVENS

Mar 18—2025

addiction, Alcoholism, literary fiction, middle class life, Recovery, short stories, 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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grind it out

Nov 16—2024

addiction, aging, Alcoholism, marriage, middle class life, Recovery, Writing

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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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bucket fish

Apr 12—2024

childhood, Creative Writing, daughters, family, Parenthood, parenting, poetry, raising kids, short stories, Writing

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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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holiday cheer

Dec 24—2023

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

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