Re-Creating a Life
According to Diane Millis, a redemptive story has nothing to do with a happy ending. Instead, it's about discovering the full truth of one's life.
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Nancy K. Barry on Healing Cancer
Short-term Resident Scholar Nancy K. Barry is working on an autobiographical narrative based on her personal experiences with breast cancer treatment.
Michele (Mickie) Micklewright on Hybrid Narrative
Michele (Mickie) Micklewright describes her hybrid narrative titled In the Dawn of Shadows: The Voice of a Minister, a Woman, from the Catholic Tradition.
Not Getting Published as a Spiritual Practice
"I can see now that my writing life has not been about success, but about fruitfulness. If it was about success, I would have given up already."
Respect, Revise, Repeat
Sometimes a poem takes years to complete, undergoing multiple revisions. In this essay, Andrew Taylor-Troutman takes us through his process.
The Matter of Metaphors
Metaphors matter. They add richness and beauty to life, and they reveal truth, reminding us of the divinely created unity of the world.
Roohi Choudhry on Counter-Mapping
Writer and short-term Resident Scholar Roohi Choudhry uses the concept of counter-mapping to highlight the "common ground between us, despite our borders."
Edit Yourself
A good day of deleting feels like a successful day of purging your closet, cleaning your kitchen, or weeding your garden.
Please Don’t Hate Me
When editor Charnell Peters sent out her first rejections to writers, she added a desperate whisper: “Please don’t hate me!”
Finding the Needles
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
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