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In the fifth issue of Clerestory Magazine, writers respond to the theme "history," exploring the events, stories, and relationships which shape us. 

Originally from central Texas, Emily Lee lived for seven years in northern Mexico. She has a toddler daughter and is writing her first book, a memoir.

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In the fifth issue of Clerestory Magazine, writers respond to the theme "history," exploring the events, stories, and relationships which shape us. 

Andrew Taylor-Troutman is the author of four books, most recently, Gently Between the Words: Essays and Poems. He writes for The Porch, Sojourners, The Presbyterian Outlook, and a weekly editorial in the Chatham News + Record. He is a Presbyterian pastor and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and three young children.

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December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. Today, Anne H. Putnam shares "Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn't Work Alone," wisdom on emotional healing ahead of the new year. 

Anne H. Putnam lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their cat and writes about body image, relationships, and anything else that requires an awkward amount of vulnerability. You can follow her on Twitter for politics and random musings or I...

December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections from their spiritual locations, responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Amy Nicholson shares "Prepare Him Room."

Amy Nicholson finds grace in ordinary places. She writes by a waterfall in northwest Connecticut where she lives with her husband and their three amazing kids, an aloof cat (aren’t they all?), and a black lab wh...

December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this month can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Myroslava Hartmond shares "Christmas Reflection." 

Myroslava Hartmond is British-Ukrainian, spending much of her life between Oxford, suburban south London, and Kyiv, where she ran an art gallery for six years. She has written on monumental propaganda, counterculture, and visual art, but the plague prompted her to take u...

December is a sacred season in many spiritual traditions. With its darker and colder days in the Northern Hemisphere, this can be an invitation to slow down, rest, and retreat. We've invited Clerestory writers and contributors to pen prayers and reflections responding to the theme "contemplation." In this episode, Emily Garcia shares "A Prayer of Gratitude to the God of All Seasons." 

Originally from central Texas, Emily Garcia lived for seven years in northern Mexico. She has a toddler daughter and is writing her first book, a memoir.

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Jen Ashley is a writer living in Charleston, South Carolina who seeks to find the humor and humanity in all things. Yes, Ashley is her last name.

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Jenna Kunze is a staff reporter at Indian Country Media, where she covers stories impacting Indigenous people across the U.S. and Canada. Previously, she reported in Alaska for two years, with a broad focus on climate change, Indigenous people, and violence against Native women. Kunze is based in New York City.

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Andrew Taylor-Troutman is the author of four books, most recently, Gently Between the Words: Essays and Poems. He writes for The Porch, Sojourners, The Presbyterian Outlook, and a weekly editorial in the Chatham News + Record. He is a Presbyterian pastor and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and three young children.

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Myroslava Hartmond is British-Ukrainian, spending much of her life between Oxford, suburban south London, and Kyiv, where she ran an art gallery for six years. She has written on monumental propaganda, counterculture, and visual art, but the plague prompted her to take up creative writing again. She is now working on a poetry collection titled Songs from Afar.

Featured image of the author on her first day of school in 1997 with her uncle, Aleksey. 

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