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Spike the Punch

You have permission to call yourself a writer—without a book deal or byline.

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Sara Billups
May 02, 2022
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I’m back from a week at a low-residency writing program in Michigan, and I have a few things to tell you about craft this month. The paint is drying on these thoughts, which I hope ring true to any of us doing creative work or speaking up about what we believe in—be in the Church, politics, culture, or our own story.

Spike the Punch

Say something beautifu…

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