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Updates
Hey Y’all,Updates to the website are slowly happening. I’ve added some upcoming classes, and of course my podcast (Rusty Water Towers). I also have a couple series planned for the website. Look for a post on Monday to explain the first! Continue reading
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Working Hard!
I’ve had some busy months. I’m a pastor now. I am working on a podcast. I am teaching a ton of classes. Continue reading
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Linoleum Tables – Chapter Finished
I’m in a hotel room about to head down to a conference on rural life and resilience in North Carolina. I haven’t written in 11 days. I worked through that in journaling and contemplation. I think it was imposter syndrome and anxiety of completing something and sending it into the world (the anxiety of releasing… Continue reading
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Day 12 – 549 Words
I spent a large portion of today editing video. Hence, the featured photo screen grab. However, before that I was able to celebrate a student defending his Master’s Project and get my 500+ words complete. I’m starting to get to the point where I wonder if this is any good. I’m 25ish pages into this… Continue reading
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Day 11 – 720 Words
Alright, back in the groove. Writing today was less challenging. One reason was that included a ton of country music lyrics. In academic writing I see so many people shaming people who quote directly from other writers. I understand the need to prove that you can interpret a work and not just directly quote it,… Continue reading
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Day 10 – 508 Words
I haven’t posted on the blog for a few days. It was a mix of being tired and the content I was writing about. Having to write about film and TV depictions of rural life is hard. Particularly, writing about the way both comedy and horror distort rural life, often from the perspective of the… Continue reading
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Day 7 – 680 Words and 75,000 People
Write about Mayberry in the morning, make history in the evening. I went to the first home match for Charlotte FC. We lost, but I loved every minute. Daily Word Count – 680 Challenge Total – 4522 Continue reading
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Day 6 – 615 Words
This morning I drove into Charlotte to volunteer with my Charlotte FC supporters group at Second Harvest Food Bank. I was late. It was mostly my fault, but I will blame the wreck in Lincoln County for at least five minutes of my lateness. Our job was sorting food donations. I have never seen so… Continue reading
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Day 5 – 571 Words
Today’s writing came in three parts. It involved research. And didn’t prioritize it like I have for the past few days. But I got it done. This is a reminder to re-prioritize. I got distracted by the endless emails, the news, the Twitter bird, and the needs that could have waited. Still, I got it… Continue reading
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Day 4 – Ash Wednesday – 879 Words
It’s Ash Wednesday. It’s a relatively new observance in my tradition, but I like it. It is both a reminder of mortality and a sign that spring is on its way. I have my windows at home and in my office open. I wrote quite a bit today, and the introduction is coming together. I… Continue reading
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Jonathan LeMaster-Smith 