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What Felt Like the Death of My First Two Books
(Maile and I talk about this in the most recent episode of our podcast.)
Mar 7
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Shawn Smucker
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February 2025
What the Franciscan Monk Told Me About Our Store
Walking and praying, walking and praying
Feb 21
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Shawn Smucker
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Losing Our Creativity "in the Welter of Other Things"
On pressing into the work
Feb 14
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Shawn Smucker
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What is the Ending After This Ending?
Barely a week after the worst of California’s fires subsided, barely a month into what promises to be a time of pain and upheaval in our country, I…
Feb 7
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Shawn Smucker
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January 2025
If You're a Writer You Might Not Want to Read This
Unless You're Prepared
Jan 31
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Shawn Smucker
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Parenting in the Dark
I remember playing monster with my kids when they were little, lying under a blanket in the middle of the living room while they scampered lightly from…
Jan 24
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Shawn Smucker
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Distance
My dad picks me up in front of the house at 4:15 a.m.
Jan 17
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Shawn Smucker
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Peace is the Only Power
On Waiting in the Cold, the Empty, and the Dark
Jan 9
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Shawn Smucker
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The Road My Dog Didn't Want to Go Down
On asking for courage even before we know what will be asked of us
Jan 1
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Shawn Smucker
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December 2024
Wanting to Slash Someone's Tires During Advent
And the radical transformation brought by patience and trust
Dec 19, 2024
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Shawn Smucker
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Surprises Along the Way
Maile surprises me with an early birthday present.
Dec 13, 2024
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Shawn Smucker
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Christmas and Cold Nights and the Missing
And they were sore afraid
Dec 7, 2024
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Shawn Smucker
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