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The Listening

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The essay "The Listening" was previously published on Jeannie's Substack. Subscribe here for monthly updates! One of the first things that hit me after Arriving on the farm was the quiet. I’ve written about seeking silence in blog posts before, but landing here, I think I've…
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Arriving

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The essay "Arriving" was originally published on Medium.com We allowed four days to drive from Park City to Verona, WI. It was actually three days of driving with a twenty-four hour stop in Denver to spend time with our daughter. The drive was necessary as we would need a car…
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Searching for The Middle Path

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The essay "Searching for the Middle Path" was originally published on Medium.com It’s my second winter living in Utah and we’ve received record breaking snow fall. Last year at this time, it felt like there would never be another real winter and as I write this with the calendar…
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A Well Balanced Diet of Story

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This essay was originally published on Medium.com. Human beings have a primal need for story not only because we desire entertainment but because story is what we use to make sense of the human experience. We are constantly assigning stories to people and situations; we even walk…
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Look For Me In Overalls

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This essay was originally published on The Disruptive Quarterly. The irony is that a year ago, I hadn’t set foot in the state of Wisconsin. So why, you might ask, am I sporting Carharts on a 420-acre farm outside Madison? The answer has something to do with that angsty, helpless…
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On the Diving Board

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"Oh, mirror in the sky What is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? Well, I've been afraid of changin' 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you bolder Even children…
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Daughter of

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The Nine

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Eden

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