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Poetry Prompt: Unhoped Joy

By Callie Feyen 7 Comments

Where this week, will you find joy unhoped for?

What does joy that is unhoped for look like? Join author Callie Feyen as she explores the warmth of gloves and other gifts from the pandemic.

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Between Friends: A Playful Reckoning

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Friendship Project girl on giant tree roots

If home offers a place to launch, maybe it’s because home can be a place where we can play. Callie Feyen explores the idea of play and reckoning with ourselves at home.

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Gratitude Poetry Prompt: Mystery of Marriage

By Callie Feyen 8 Comments

Author Callie Feyen looks to explain twenty years of marriage as a mysterious – albeit lovely – poem.

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Life Notes: The Secret to a Happy Marriage Is Not What I Thought It Was

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Wedding rings in hand, happy marriage

The secret to a happy marriage might have something to do with cartwheels. Or not. Find out the real deal in this humorous Life Notes, from Megan Willome.

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Poets and Poems: R.S. Thomas’s “Poems to Elsi”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Poets and Poems: Poems to Elsi by R.S. Thomas

Poets and Poems looks at “Poems to Elsi” by R.S. Thomas, which provides insight into the Thomas marriage of more than 50 years.

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