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Wall clock. Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash

Another ticking tocked

When I get up, and the sun is yetstruggling to light a fireso that we may see a

byJeff Steen
September 23, 2023
Cobblestone street in a city

Solitary walks

There is a path I take when going nowhere

byJeff Steen
September 4, 2023
Sun shining through the trees in a forest

Sunning to do

I spent an afternoon in the forest with some hard-won success

byJeff Steen
August 19, 2023
Picture of the Quran, open

I turned to the Qu’ran

I was put off by the spiritual words that came bolded and highlighted in my

byJeff Steen
August 12, 2023

Reflection

Picture of the Quran, open
  • Reflection
August 12, 2023

I turned to the Qu’ran

I was put off by the spiritual words that came bolded and highlighted in my

byJeff Steen
Four stained glass panels in a church
  • Reflection
July 23, 2023

O Sons and Daughters

My faith wavers and my investment in church has dried up

byJeff Steen
Photo by Pedro Durigan on Unsplash
  • Reflection
July 16, 2023

That thing I didn’t tell you

Don't ask me about the mustard

byJeff Steen
Figurine of two men praying
  • Essay
  • Reflection
April 15, 2023

A prayerful conversation in the sunlight

As I slogged through my classes, I couldn't shake the doomsaying of my own mind

byJeff Steen
Toy letter blocks
  • Essay
  • Reflection
March 25, 2023

The letter A

Shame spiraling began in kindergarten

byJeff Steen
Sunrise
  • Essay
  • Reflection
March 18, 2023

Hemingway wrote

Hemingway and Faulkner wrote and wrote

byJeff Steen
Office cubicles
  • Essay
  • Reflection
March 4, 2023

Why the 4-day work week is unrealistic for modern America

A recent UK study on truncated work week hours is promising — but maybe not for

byJeff Steen
The tide at dawn
  • Essay
  • Reflection
February 25, 2023

Drowned in the tide: Johann Hari and the fall of creative writing

Volume, not integrity, has seemingly become the golden standard for effective

byJeff Steen
Reading Rushdie in bed - Photo by Buse Doa
  • Essay
  • Reflection
February 11, 2023

In bed with Salman Rushdie

How do you find inspiration in an author so far outside your reach?

byJeff Steen
Classroom desks
  • Reflection
December 22, 2022

The Punishing Revelations of Professor Sister

Turns out I was looking at the world through the wrong lens

byJeff Steen
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