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From Dust, New Lore. A storytelling community seeking transcendence.

For the believers, the doubters, the halfway in or outers. Saying the quiet part out loud.

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

We've migrated to www.amugofinsights.org! See you there with our latest letters, and only excerpts/selected essays will be published on Substack.

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Letters, Poetry & Theology

On the process of writing and publishing poetry books.

Nitty-gritty process-nerd notes on writing, reading, teaching, & cooking. Monthly(ish) updates with writing exercises, reading recs, recipes, and more.