The Clerestory Podcast

Sarah James, Emma McDonald, Molly Silverstein
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  • SPIRITUALITY

Stories from Clerestory Magazine, a space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. For more, visit ClerestoryMag.com!

  1. The Oklahoma Tenant Farmer and Me

    01/25/2022

    The Oklahoma Tenant Farmer and Me

    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. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    8 min
  2. Family First

    01/11/2022

    Family First

    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. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    10 min

  3. 12/28/2021

    Sure, Time Heals All Wounds, But It Doesn’t Work Alone

    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 Instagram for cat pics and baked goods. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    10 min

  4. 12/21/2021

    Prepare Him Room

    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 who doesn’t know she’s not a human. She has been published in Country Woman, Green Mountain Trading Post, Today’s American Catholic, among other places, and on her website. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    4 min
  5. Christmas Reflection

    12/14/2021

    Christmas Reflection

    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 up creative writing again. She is now working on a poetry collection titled ‘Songs from Afar’. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    5 min

  6. 12/06/2021

    A Prayer of Gratitude

    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. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    3 min
  7. Taking Care of Ourselves

    11/17/2021

    Taking Care of Ourselves

    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. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    7 min

  8. 11/03/2021

    Haters and the Garden State

    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. Read Clerestory Magazine.  Follow us:  Instagram: @clerestorymag Twitter: @clerestorymag Facebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work: Membership Bookshop Bonfire

    16 min
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Stories from Clerestory Magazine, a space for writers, artists, and activists to reflect upon personal experience, social issues, and culture through contemplative modes of storytelling and inquiry. For more, visit ClerestoryMag.com!

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  • Creator
    Sarah James, Emma McDonald, Molly Silverstein
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2020
  • Show Website
    The Clerestory Podcast