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Our Candlelight Chat is TOMORROW, Sunday, from 1-2 pm EST, on Zoom
We’re hosting the one and only Kate Bowler, bestselling author of Joyful Anyway (on the topic of feeling joyful, whether or not your life is going well)
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Our next Candlelight Chat is this Sunday, with special guest, the very warm and fabulous Kate Bowler
“We can't always be happy. But we can be joyful, anyway.”
Aug 28
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Paris is for Introverts
Introducing a new feature of The Quiet Life! A Travel Guide for Seekers of Quiet, Depth and Beauty.
Aug 27
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A simple path to a richer, deeper form of happiness
On duende
Aug 25
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In an age of machines, what makes life worth living?
Iain McGilchrist, on "Resonance"
Aug 17
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Sacred Humanism: A New Vision for the Humanities
How to bring the students back.
Aug 13
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Are You Building a Writing Life?
Here are some of my secrets.
Aug 7
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How to Thrive as a "Highly Sensitive Person"
And, how to read, and love, the "Peace of Wild Things". All this is in our Candlelight Chat replay, which you can watch here.
Aug 3
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July 2026
I'm doing a Substack Live, TODAY at 2 pm ET, with Sarah Fay! Open to all.
Are you a "Substack Writer at Work"? This one's for you.
Jul 31
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How to handle anticipatory anxiety and anticipatory grief
And why it actually serves a purpose
Jul 30
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Are you a Highly Sensitive Person? Our next Candlelight Chat tomorrow (Sunday) is for you.
Plus - "The Peace of Wild Things", by Wendell Berry
Jul 25
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Going Home: The Deeper Meaning of "The Odyssey"
Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey
Jul 20
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