Writing gritty faith fiction feels like walking into church hungover, broke, and wondering if any notices…we’re all in this together.
“That Other Flock” for when you want to feel something. #flawedfaithfiction stevendthomas.substack.com

This is Hamilton (aka Hammy) who just bounded through the living room in a joyful, totally non-threatening pounce at Trixie the cat. I nearly cried from a burst of second-hand joy. It’s been that kinda day. I hope you have a dog…or in desperate times, a cat. #dogsofbluesky #justst

When someone crosses my mind I’ve been reaching out with a text or an email. It’s amazing what happens.
#Justst

Mean nicknames, giving at church, Lotto outcomes, and tears…the 5th in the series of gritty, slightly spiritual, sorta inspiring, very interesting short stories is live on Substack!

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Can you imagine what the world and your work would be like if even most of us did this…even some of the time?

Gritty, spiritual, inspirational fiction: That Other Flock. New episodes every Sunday. You’ll be glad you checked it out. Find it on Substack:
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Let’s keep reminding everyone of the power of books.
“Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, ‘Lighthouses’ as the poet said ‘erected in the sea of time.’” —Arthur Schopenhauer

So yeah…fiction. (Image ht: @radmartin)

Here’s my mental health recommendation: News Sober! I irregularly scan headlines but don’t read any news that’s not art, fiction, poetry, F1, NFL, or spiritual/philosophy related. And guess what? Anxiety and doom scrolling drastically reduced. Do miss stuff? Yup. Do I miss anything important? No.

This is a little thing I’m playing with. If you are an outsider, uncomfortable with church, but think Jesus is interesting…you might like it. Gritty, PG13, inspirational short fiction. open.substack.com/pub/stevendt...