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Why I Started Writing

01/11/202401/11/2024 Steph Penny Leave a comment General writing, Surviving Singledom

I started writing because I was angry. A lot of writers tell you not to do that. They say anger is a lousy motivation. They say if you write while angry, the anger will leak out onto your pages. Bring it on, I say. Frankly, I don’t care about a writer’s motivation. Many people are […]

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The Rage that Lives Inside the Grief

11/03/202211/03/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment General writing, Surviving Chronic Illness

Chronic illness is wildly unfair. The relentless pain and fatigue and uncertainty about the future, let alone the never-ending medical appointments, is enough to quietly drive oneself out of one’s mind. (For some of us, that’s a short ride.)  The losses of illness are pervasive. It is not just about losing flexible joints or a […]

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Why Art Matters

18/02/202218/02/2022 Steph Penny 2 Comments Counter-culturalism, General writing, Songwriting, Worship

I grew up believing art was the least important thing in life.  Music, reading, writing—they all had to wait. Homework came first. I had to help with chores. The dog (or other pet-of-the-month) needed attention. Art sat securely at the bottom of my revolving to-do list.  Don’t get me wrong, those other things were important. […]

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Why I Write About Childlessness

10/09/202110/09/2021 Steph Penny Leave a comment General writing, Surviving Chronic Illness, Survivng Childlessness

I relate to the boy with the loaves and fish. In John 6, Jesus fed a crowd of five thousand people by taking an anonymous boy’s food, five loaves of bread and two fish, and handing it out. Not only was everyone satisfied, they had twelve baskets full of leftovers.  I feel like that as […]

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