Let's Get Coffee: Navigating the Existential Angst of Loneliness
If you are lonely, fear not—you are not alone. Kate Gaston gives us her two cents on finding our way out of loneliness.
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Oct 7, 2013
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Sep 30, 2013
Sisters in Vienna
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Sep 27, 2013
On Canine Baptism
A while back I told a story in which my elementary school running buddy Mark radioactivated a spider with the intention of giving the...
Sep 23, 2013
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Pt. 5: Scowling at the Angel
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things...
Sep 19, 2013
The Artist and His Country
When my dad was in eighth grade, there was an art contest at his school. The winning picture would be displayed in the state Capitol in...
Sep 17, 2013
Jellybean Highfive and the Tyrannic Dominion of Lord Kings
Jellybean Highfive got lost in thought, dreaming of a day when the boundaries between people and everyone would be blasted apart and no...
Sep 13, 2013
Discussion Question: Good Sadness and Bad Sadness
In a conversation about sad stories over at my blog a couple of years ago, S.D. Smith made a great point. To quote the man himself:...
Sep 12, 2013
Wonderful Tonight
“I think that people are the greatest fun…” —Bryan MacLean, Alone Again Or I love people. Really, I do. But sometimes I don’t like them...
Sep 9, 2013
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Pt. 4: Struck
“By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” – Ephesians 2:8 “I had been my whole...
Aug 30, 2013
Bubba and the Mnemonic Device
I worked in a cabinet shop for a brief while. I was teaching Tuesdays and Thursdays and so had some time on my hands on Mondays,...
Aug 22, 2013
No One Is To Blame
Each summer she descended like a migratory goddess—rare, hard to catch, easy on the eyes. During the school year, she lived in Panama...
Aug 20, 2013
The Poacher
In Volume 1 of The Molehill I had a story called “The Flintknapper.” The events of that story were inspired by the following true story...
Aug 14, 2013
Confessions of a Clan Clasher and Candy Crusher
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Aug 12, 2013
The Worst Beekeeper in the World
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Aug 9, 2013
Last Night in Wales
[Editor’s note: This post was written about a month ago. Do not be led into a space-time paradox by the opening line.] [All photos by...
Aug 8, 2013
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Aug 5, 2013
Rabbit Room Discussion: "Has Fiction Lost Its Faith?"
A few months ago I saw a very interesting piece in the New York Times called “Has Fiction Lost Its Faith?” It was written by Paul Elie,...
Aug 2, 2013
Time Flies (by Julie Silander)
[Hello, Rabbit Room. This is S.D. Smith, international human being, presenting you with another post from your allies at Story Warren....
Aug 1, 2013
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Pt. 3: Meant to Live
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we...
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