Tish Harrison Warren is an Anglican priest and the writer of several books. Until recently she had a column in the New York Times. She has also had a column in Christianity Today. Her new book is Advent: The Season of Hope. It’s part of the Fullness of Time series–books about each season of the liturgical calendar, edited by Esau McCaulley. In this episode, Tish and Jonathan Rogers talk about waiting, and making Christmas weird again.

Tish Harrison Warren is an Anglican priest and the writer of several books. Until recently she had a column in the New York Times. She has also had a column in Christianity Today. Her new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/advent-tish-harrison-warren/18675251?ean=9781514000182">Advent: The Season of Hope</a>. It’s part of the Fullness of Time series–books about each season of the liturgical calendar, edited by Esau McCaulley. In this episode, Tish and Jonathan Rogers talk about waiting, and making Christmas weird again.

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Tish Harrison Warren is making Christmas weird again.

Mitali Perkins has always thought of herself as an outsider writing for outsiders. And yet she has a remarkable gift for inviting people in. She has two new books out: Hope in the Valley is a middle-grade novel. Holy Night and Little Star is a picture book for Christmas.

Mitali Perkins has always thought of herself as an outsider writing for outsiders. And yet she has a remarkable gift for inviting people in. She has two new books out: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hope-in-the-valley-mitali-perkins/18643154?ean=9780374388515">Hope in the Valley</a> is a middle-grade novel. <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/holy-night-and-little-star-a-story-for-christmas-mitali-perkins/19574165?ean=9780593578049">Holy Night and Little Star</a> is a picture book for Christmas.

Mitali Perkins likes being on the margins.

Illustrator Joe Sutphin has been a fixture around the Rabbit Room for many years. Highlights of his long career include illustrating The Wingfeather Saga and Little Pilgrim’s Progress. His newest book, however, is his most ambitious yet. It’s an almost 400-page graphic novel version of Richard Adams’s classic Watership Down.

Illustrator Joe Sutphin has been a fixture around the Rabbit Room for many years. Highlights of his long career include illustrating The Wingfeather Saga and Little Pilgrim’s Progress. His newest book, however, is his most ambitious yet. It’s an almost 400-page graphic novel version of Richard Adams’s classic <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/watership-down-the-graphic-novel-richard-adams/18154178?ean=9781984857194">Watership Down</a>.

Joe Sutphin Draws Watership Down

Amber and Seth Haines have each written and published books of their own, but now this married couple have written a book together—The Deep Down Things: Practices for Growing Hope in Times of Despair. In this episode, Amber and Seth Haines talk with Jonathan Rogers about Gerard Manley Hopkins, writing in partnership, marriage, and recognition, among other things.

Amber and Seth Haines have each written and published books of their own, but now this married couple have written a book together—<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-deep-down-things-practices-for-growing-hope-in-times-of-despair-seth-haines/19692227?ean=9781587435638">The Deep Down Things: Practices for Growing Hope in Times of Despair</a>. In this episode, Amber and Seth Haines talk with Jonathan Rogers about Gerard Manley Hopkins, writing in partnership, marriage, and recognition, among other things.

Amber and Seth Haines on The Deep Down Things

Andrew Wilson is Teaching Pastor at King’s Church London, and has degrees in history and theology from Cambridge (MA) and King’s College London (PhD). He is a columnist for Christianity Today, and has written several books. The most recent is Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West. Historian Mark Noll wrote, “Andrew Wilson’s book is extraordinary in every way: extraordinary in the breadth of research; extraordinary in the multitude of world-significant events that Wilson identifies for 1776; extraordinary in the depth of his insight on what those events meant (and continue to mean); extraordinary in the verve with which he makes his arguments; and, not least, extraordinary in the persuasive Christian framework in which he sets the book. Remaking the World is a triumph of both creative historical analysis and winsome Christian interpretation.”

Andrew Wilson is Teaching Pastor at King’s Church London, and has degrees in history and theology from Cambridge (MA) and King’s College London (PhD). He is a columnist for Christianity Today, and has written several books. The most recent is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/remaking-the-world-how-1776-created-the-post-christian-west-andrew-wilson/19686401?ean=9781433580536">Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West</a>. Historian Mark Noll wrote, “Andrew Wilson’s book is extraordinary in every way: extraordinary in the breadth of research; extraordinary in the multitude of world-significant events that Wilson identifies for 1776; extraordinary in the depth of his insight on what those events meant (and continue to mean); extraordinary in the verve with which he makes his arguments; and, not least, extraordinary in the persuasive Christian framework in which he sets the book. Remaking the World is a triumph of both creative historical analysis and winsome Christian interpretation.”

Andrew Wilson on the Spirit of 1776

Amy Baik Lee has written that in every place her life has taken her, "there have been hints of beauty and great knocks of mercy that have called to me from beyond my surroundings, always speaking of a King and Friend and Father whose presence is truly Home.” That sense of longing, those clues that maybe we were made for a different world, make their way out in every thing Amy writes, and especially in her new book, This Homeward Ache: How Our Yearning for the Life to Come Spurs on Our Life Today. In this episode, Amy and Jonathan Rogers talk about homeward longing, the idea of Sehnsucht, and the importance of writing in community.

Amy Baik Lee has written that in every place her life has taken her, "there have been hints of beauty and great knocks of mercy that have called to me from beyond my surroundings, always speaking of a King and Friend and Father whose presence is truly Home.” That sense of longing, those clues that maybe we were made for a different world, make their way out in every thing Amy writes, and especially in her new book, T<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-homeward-ache-how-our-yearning-for-the-life-to-come-spurs-on-our-life-today-amy-baik-lee/19732766?ean=9781087776118">his Homeward Ache: How Our Yearning for the Life to Come Spurs on Our Life Today</a>. In this episode, Amy and Jonathan Rogers talk about homeward longing, the idea of Sehnsucht, and the importance of writing in community.

Amy Baik Lee Has a Homeward Ache

In 2001, Henry Louis Gates announced the discovery of an unpublished novel called The Bondswoman’s Narrative, written in the 1850s by an enslaved woman named Hannah Crafts. If Gates had the authorship right, it would be the oldest known novel by an African-American woman. But many people doubted the book’s authorship. In 2013, however, Gregg Hecimovich produced evidence that The Bondswoman’s Narrative was indeed written by a black woman in the1850s. Hannah Crafts, he demonstrated, was the pen name of Hannah Bonds, who escaped from slavery in North Carolina. Dr. Hecimovich’s new book is The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondswoman’s Narrative. It’s a biography of Hannah Bonds. It’s also a detective story, telling how Gregg Hecimovich and many others uncovered the fascinating true story behind Hannah Bonds’s fictional story.

In 2001, Henry Louis Gates announced the discovery of an unpublished novel called The Bondswoman’s Narrative, written in the 1850s by an enslaved woman named Hannah Crafts. If Gates had the authorship right, it would be the oldest known novel by an African-American woman. But many people doubted the book’s authorship. In 2013, however, Gregg Hecimovich produced evidence that The Bondswoman’s Narrative was indeed written by a black woman in the1850s. Hannah Crafts, he demonstrated, was the pen name of Hannah Bonds, who escaped from slavery in North Carolina. Dr. Hecimovich’s new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-life-and-times-of-hannah-crafts-gregg-hecimovich/16861114">The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondswoman’s Narrative</a>. It’s a biography of Hannah Bonds. It’s also a detective story, telling how Gregg Hecimovich and many others uncovered the fascinating true story behind Hannah Bonds’s fictional story.

Gregg Hecimovich solved a literary mystery.

Dr. Tiffany Eberle Kriner is Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois. She is also a farmer. Her new collection of essays is In Thought, Word, and Seed: Reckonings from a Midwest Farm. In it, Dr. Kriner connects culture, ecology, faith, and literature, and invites readers to cultivate fruitful conversations between literature and the environments in which they live.

Dr. Tiffany Eberle Kriner is Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois. She is also a farmer. Her new collection of essays is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-thought-word-and-seed-reckonings-from-a-midwest-farm-tiffany-eberle-kriner/19747867?ean=9780802882905">In Thought, Word, and Seed: Reckonings from a Midwest Farm</a>. In it, Dr. Kriner connects culture, ecology, faith, and literature, and invites readers to cultivate fruitful conversations between literature and the environments in which they live.

Tiffany Eberle Kriner, Farmer/Writer

Emma Fox is the author of The Carver and the Queen, an historical fantasy novel based on the folklore of Siberia. In this episode, Emma talks with Jonathan Rogers about piano lessons, teaching and mentoring young writers, and how she got interested in Slavic folklore. 

<a href="https://emmafoxauthor.com/">Emma Fox</a> is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-carver-and-the-queen-emma-c-fox/20478766?ean=9781957362144">The Carver and the Queen</a>, an historical fantasy novel based on the folklore of Siberia. In this episode, Emma talks with Jonathan Rogers about piano lessons, teaching and mentoring young writers, and how she got interested in Slavic folklore.

Emma Fox Loves Siberian Folklore.

Philip Yancey has written and published more than 25 books. He is known for his honesty, his willingness to wade into difficult questions–and, more to the point, his unwillingness to give easy answers to those difficult questions. In his latest book, published by Rabbit Room Press, Philip Yancey engages the seventeenth-century poet and preacher, John Donne. Undone is Philip Yancey’s modern rendering of John Donne’s Devotions, a collection of prose meditations that Donne wrote on his sickbed in 1623. Philip Yancey makes Donne’s gorgeous but often convoluted prose more accessible to 21st century readers.

<a href="https://philipyancey.com/">Philip Yancey</a> has written and published more than 25 books. He is known for his honesty, his willingness to wade into difficult questions–and, more to the point, his unwillingness to give easy answers to those difficult questions. In his latest book, published by Rabbit Room Press, Philip Yancey engages the seventeenth-century poet and preacher, John Donne. <a href="https://store.rabbitroom.com/products/undone?_pos=10&amp;_sid=27e604bb8&amp;_ss=r">Undone</a> is Philip Yancey’s modern rendering of John Donne’s Devotions, a collection of prose meditations that Donne wrote on his sickbed in 1623. Philip Yancey makes Donne’s gorgeous but often convoluted prose more accessible to 21st century readers.

Philip Yancey Loves John Donne

Diana Glyer teaches in the honors college at Azusa Pacific University. Her writing and research focus on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings. Her most recent book is The Major and the Missionary. Dr. Glyer edited this collection of letters between Warren Lewis, the brother of C.S. Lewis, and Dr. Blanche Biggs, a medical missionary in Papua New Guinea. Their conversation spans faith, literature, fear, doubt, tragedy, sickness, health, friendship, and life & death itself. 

Diana Glyer teaches in the honors college at Azusa Pacific University. Her writing and research focus on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings. Her most recent book is <a href="https://store.rabbitroom.com/collections/rabbit-room-press/products/the-major-and-the-missionary?variant=40198576177239">The Major and the Missionary</a>. Dr. Glyer edited this collection of letters between Warren Lewis, the brother of C.S. Lewis, and Dr. Blanche Biggs, a medical missionary in Papua New Guinea. Their conversation spans faith, literature, fear, doubt, tragedy, sickness, health, friendship, and life &amp; death itself.

Diana Glyer on Warnie Lewis's Letters

Carolyn Leiloglou’s new middle-grade novel is Beneath the Swirling Sky: Book 1 of the Restorationists Trilogy. It’s a book about art, creativity, and reclaiming the creative energy that comes so naturally to small children. It’s also about a family of people who can go into old paintings and walk around in them. Like her main character Vincent, Carolyn is the granddaughter of art collectors and the daughter of an art teacher. She is also the mother of four wildly creative children.

Carolyn Leiloglou’s new middle-grade novel is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/beneath-the-swirling-sky-carolyn-leiloglou/19766504?ean=9780593579541">Beneath the Swirling Sky: Book 1 of the Restorationists Trilogy</a>. It’s a book about art, creativity, and reclaiming the creative energy that comes so naturally to small children. It’s also about a family of people who can go into old paintings and walk around in them. Like her main character Vincent, Carolyn is the granddaughter of art collectors and the daughter of an art teacher. She is also the mother of four wildly creative children.

Carolyn Leiloglou Stands Beneath the Swirling Sky

Dr. Jennifer L. Holberg is professor and chair of the English department at Calvin University and codirector of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing, the home of the Festival of Faith and Writing, which will be happening live and in person next April, for the first time since 2018. Her new book is Nourishing Narratives: The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith. In this episode, Dr. Holberg and Jonathan Rogers talk about the stories, true and false, that we believe ourselves to be living in–and how we might tell better stories for ourselves and others.

Dr. Jennifer L. Holberg is professor and chair of the English department at Calvin University and codirector of the <a href="https://ccfw.calvin.edu/">Calvin Center for Faith and Writing</a>, the home of the Festival of Faith and Writing, which will be happening live and in person next April, for the first time since 2018. Her new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/nourishing-narratives-the-power-of-story-to-shape-our-faith-jennifer-l-holberg/20463326?ean=9781514005248">Nourishing Narratives: The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith</a>. In this episode, Dr. Holberg and Jonathan Rogers talk about the stories, true and false, that we believe ourselves to be living in–and how we might tell better stories for ourselves and others.

Jennifer Holberg on Nourishing Narratives

Curt Thompson is a psychiatrist, a speaker, and the author of several books–most recently, The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope. In this episode, Curt and Jonathan Rogers talk about what it means to be hospitable to your own suffering, engaging suffering as the way of redemption, and the role of storytelling in mental and spiritual health.

Curt Thompson is a psychiatrist, a speaker, and the author of several books–most recently, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-deepest-place-suffering-and-the-formation-of-hope-curt-thompson/19235737?ean=9780310366478">The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope</a>. In this episode, Curt and Jonathan Rogers talk about what it means to be hospitable to your own suffering, engaging suffering as the way of redemption, and the role of storytelling in mental and spiritual health.

Curt Thompson Goes to the Deepest Place

Harrison Scott Key's new memoir is How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told. It’s the story of how infidelity tore his marriage apart, and how he and his wife Lauren patched it back together. It is hilarious, and it’s wise, and it’s exceedingly hopeful. To quote the jacket copy, “How to stay Married is a comic romp unlike any in contemporary literature, a wild Pilgrim’s Progress through the hellscape of marriage and the mysteries of mercy.”

Harrison Scott Key's new memoir is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-stay-married/18910824?ean=9781668015506">How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told.</a> It’s the story of how infidelity tore his marriage apart, and how he and his wife Lauren patched it back together. It is hilarious, and it’s wise, and it’s exceedingly hopeful. To quote the jacket copy, “How to stay Married is a comic romp unlike any in contemporary literature, a wild Pilgrim’s Progress through the hellscape of marriage and the mysteries of mercy.”

Harrison Scott Key's Insane Love Story

In this, the final episode of the Hometown Stories summer series, writers from The Habit Membership tell stories about NEW hometowns. Hometowns change, and for a little while, at least, you can find yourself a stranger in your own hometown. 
Loren Warnemuende: Michigan 
Rachel Donahue: Spain
Desi Ana Sartini: Southeast Asia
Holly Schurter: Illinois

In this, the final episode of the Hometown Stories summer series, writers from The Habit Membership tell stories about NEW hometowns. Hometowns change, and for a little while, at least, you can find yourself a stranger in your own hometown. 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Loren Warnemuende: Michigan </li>
<li aria-level="1">Rachel Donahue: Spain</li>
<li aria-level="1">Desi Ana Sartini: Southeast Asia</li>
<li aria-level="1">Holly Schurter: Illinois</li>
</ul>

Hometown Stories: New Hometowns

Karen Swallow Prior is one of the leading evangelical writers and commentators our time. Her new book is The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis. In this episode, Dr. Prior and I talk about the role of imagination in the making of meaning, and we talk about what happens when we start to examine the unexamined metaphors that make it possible for us to make sense of the world while also limiting our possibilities for making sense of the world.

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Karen Swallow Prior is one of the leading evangelical writers and commentators our time. Her new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-evangelical-imagination-how-stories-images-and-metaphors-created-a-culture-in-crisis-karen-swallow-prior/18956624?ean=9781587435751" data-cke-saved-href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-evangelical-imagination-how-stories-images-and-metaphors-created-a-culture-in-crisis-karen-swallow-prior/18956624?ean=9781587435751">The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis</a>. In this episode, Dr. Prior and I talk about the role of imagination in the making of meaning, and we talk about what happens when we start to examine the unexamined metaphors that make it possible for us to make sense of the world while also limiting our possibilities for making sense of the world. <a href="https://karenswallowprior.substack.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://karenswallowprior.substack.com/">Subscribe to Dr. Prior's new Substack newsletter.</a>

Karen Swallow Prior on the Evangelical Imagination

In this, the sixth episode of the Hometown Stories summer series, writers from The Habit Membership take us to all four points of the compass. Sara Dredge takes us north to Ontario, Canada. Sarah Bannerman, Lindsay Kyle, and  Monica Olsen take us south to Mississippi and Louisiana. Laura Love goes east to China. And Shannon Stephens takes us west–or, in any case, to the West Virginia of his childhood.

In this, the sixth episode of the Hometown Stories summer series, writers from The Habit Membership take us to all four points of the compass. Sara Dredge takes us north to Ontario, Canada. Sarah Bannerman, Lindsay Kyle, and  Monica Olsen take us south to Mississippi and Louisiana. Laura Love goes east to China. And Shannon Stephens takes us west–or, in any case, to the West Virginia of his childhood.

Hometown Stories: North, South, East, and West (Virginia)

Russell Moore is Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today. His new book is Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. He invites unmoored and discouraged Christians to step into an uncertain future, letting go of the kind of culture-warring, politicized Christianity that has led us to this moment of reckoning. In Losing Our Religion, Dr. Moore shows how we might steer clear of both cynicism and complicity in order to imagine a different, hopeful vision for the church.

Russell Moore is Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today. His new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/losing-our-religion-an-altar-call-for-evangelical-america-russell-d-moore/19507366?ean=9780593541784">Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America</a>. He invites unmoored and discouraged Christians to step into an uncertain future, letting go of the kind of culture-warring, politicized Christianity that has led us to this moment of reckoning. In Losing Our Religion, Dr. Moore shows how we might steer clear of both cynicism and complicity in order to imagine a different, hopeful vision for the church.

Russell Moore gives an altar call.

Summer Short’s new book is The Legend of Greyhallow. Kirkus Reviews called it “A delightful, engaging otherworldly adventure sure to charm. This fun read artfully combines our reality with Greyhallow's...fans of The Lord of the Rings and portal fantasies will find much to enjoy.”

Summer Short’s new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-legend-of-greyhallow/18902726?ean=9781665918879">The Legend of Greyhallow</a>. Kirkus Reviews called it “A delightful, engaging otherworldly adventure sure to charm. This fun read artfully combines our reality with Greyhallow's...fans of The Lord of the Rings and portal fantasies will find much to enjoy.”

Summer Short Wonders.

This week’s episode, the fifth in the Hometown Stories series, takes us to Texas. We’ll blow up a gas station in the Panhandle. We’ll check out some tumbleweeds in West Texas. We’ll pop over to Bryan Texas, to wonder how and why Bryan made somebody’s best-of list, and why a big-city reporter would want to deny them their moment of glory. And finally, we’ll go squirrel hunting in tiny Bluff Dale Texas. Featuring stories from the late Thomas McKenzie, Colleen Rudolph, Christie Purifoy, and David Graves.

This week’s episode, the fifth in the Hometown Stories series, takes us to Texas. We’ll blow up a gas station in the Panhandle. We’ll check out some tumbleweeds in West Texas. We’ll pop over to Bryan Texas, to wonder how and why Bryan made somebody’s best-of list, and why a big-city reporter would want to deny them their moment of glory. And finally, we’ll go squirrel hunting in tiny Bluff Dale Texas. Featuring stories from the late Thomas McKenzie, Colleen Rudolph, Christie Purifoy, and David Graves.

Hometown Stories: Texas Forever!

In honor of the Fourth of July, this episode of The Habit Podcast continues the Hometown Stories summer series with five reminiscences of small-town America by writers from The Habit Membership. Prepare for a gauzy, nostalgic look at the kind of Americana that makes you want to eat watermelon and listen to music by John Philip Sousza. Expect parades, fireworks, corn on the cob, pioneers on the Western Plains, and an outdoor concert involving Hank Williams, Junior.

Featuring stories from Amanda Duvall, Carrie Givens, Micah Hawkinson, Megan Cozzens Huwa, and Chelsea Barnwell.

In honor of the Fourth of July, this episode of The Habit Podcast continues the Hometown Stories summer series with five reminiscences of small-town America by writers from The Habit Membership. Prepare for a gauzy, nostalgic look at the kind of Americana that makes you want to eat watermelon and listen to music by John Philip Sousza. Expect parades, fireworks, corn on the cob, pioneers on the Western Plains, and an outdoor concert involving Hank Williams, Junior.
Featuring stories from Amanda Duvall, Carrie Givens, Micah Hawkinson, Megan Cozzens Huwa, and Chelsea Barnwell.

Hometown Stories: America!

Andrew Peterson is a singer-songwriter, he’s the author of The Wingfeather Saga as well as two nonfiction books, Adorning the Dark and The God of the Garden. He’s the executive producer of the Wingfeather television series. He’s the founder and president of The Rabbit Room. He’s a sought-after speaker. In this episode, recorded in front of a live audience at The Habit Writers' Weekend, Andrew and Jonathan Rogers talked about how Andrew juggles the roles of musician, writer, and filmmaker, and how those roles influence one another. They talked about sharing art out of love for the audience instead of love of self. They talked about the importance of finding–or, perhaps, making–creative community. And they talked about gardening.

<a href="https://www.andrew-peterson.com/">Andrew Peterson</a> is a singer-songwriter, he’s the author of The Wingfeather Saga as well as two nonfiction books, Adorning the Dark and The God of the Garden. He’s the executive producer of the <a href="https://www.wingfeathersaga.com/">Wingfeather television series</a>. He’s the founder and president of The Rabbit Room. He’s a sought-after speaker. In this episode, recorded in front of a live audience at The Habit Writers' Weekend, Andrew and Jonathan Rogers talked about how Andrew juggles the roles of musician, writer, and filmmaker, and how those roles influence one another. They talked about sharing art out of love for the audience instead of love of self. They talked about the importance of finding–or, perhaps, making–creative community. And they talked about gardening.

Andrew Peterson has a lot going on.

Hometowns are full of fathers and mothers. In this episode, Andrew Peterson and four writers from The Habit Membership share stories involving their fathers and mothers.
Andrew Peterson on Lake Butler, Florida
Gina Gallagher on Morton, Pennsylvania
Kori Frazier Morgan on Kent, Ohio
Katie Rizzo on Aspen, Colorado
Judith Millar on Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland and Amarillo, Texas

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Hometowns are full of fathers and mothers. In this episode, Andrew Peterson and four writers from The Habit Membership share stories involving their fathers and mothers.
<ul>
<li>Andrew Peterson on Lake Butler, Florida</li>
<li>Gina Gallagher on Morton, Pennsylvania</li>
<li>Kori Frazier Morgan on Kent, Ohio</li>
<li>Katie Rizzo on Aspen, Colorado</li>
<li>Judith Millar on Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland and Amarillo, Texas</li>
</ul>
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Hometown Stories: Fathers and Mothers

In this episode the Hometown Stories series continues with a trip to California. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, California is large. It contains multitudes. Whatever you envision when you think of California, you can be sure the opposite is also true. This tour of the Golden State is brought to you by four writers from The Habit Membership—Gypsy Martin, Jaclyn Hoselton, Kendra Britez, and Reagan Dregge, all of whom grew up in California but found themselves elsewhere as adults. 

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In this episode the Hometown Stories series continues with a trip to California. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, California is large. It contains multitudes. Whatever you envision when you think of California, you can be sure the opposite is also true. This tour of the Golden State is brought to you by four writers from The Habit Membership—Gypsy Martin, Jaclyn Hoselton, Kendra Britez, and Reagan Dregge, all of whom grew up in California but found themselves elsewhere as adults. 
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Hometown Stories: California!

This episode kicks off the "Hometown Stories" summer series. As the name suggests, this  series features stories from writers' hometowns. In this episode:
Jonathan Rogers on Warner Robins, Georgia
Anna Eastland on New Denver, British Columbia
Jana Shirk on the Finger Lakes region of New York
Elizabeth Harwell on Murray, Kentucky

This episode features writers from The Habit Membership.

This episode kicks off the "Hometown Stories" summer series. As the name suggests, this  series features stories from writers' hometowns. In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Jonathan Rogers on Warner Robins, Georgia</li>
<li>Anna Eastland on New Denver, British Columbia</li>
<li>Jana Shirk on the Finger Lakes region of New York</li>
<li>Elizabeth Harwell on Murray, Kentucky</li>
</ul>
This episode features writers from <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Hometown Stories: Georgia, British Columbia, New York, Kentucky

For nearly twenty years, Ben Shive has been producing and collaborating with musicians including (but not limited to) JJ Heller, Colony House, Ellie Holcombe, Dave Barnes, The Gray Havens, Andrew Peterson, Melanie Penn, Randall Goodgame, Sandra McCracken, Jill Phillips, and Keith and Kristyn Getty. He recently signed on as a writer for Getty Music. Ben sat down to talk with Jonathan Rogers about hymn-writing and the  benefits and frustrations of limits.

For nearly twenty years, <a href="http://www.benshive.com/">Ben Shive</a> has been producing and collaborating with musicians including (but not limited to) JJ Heller, Colony House, Ellie Holcombe, Dave Barnes, The Gray Havens, Andrew Peterson, Melanie Penn, Randall Goodgame, Sandra McCracken, Jill Phillips, and Keith and Kristyn Getty. He recently signed on as a writer for <a href="https://www.gettymusic.com/">Getty Music</a>. Ben sat down to talk with Jonathan Rogers about hymn-writing and the  benefits and frustrations of limits.

Ben Shive is doing something new (and old).

K. B. Hoyle is a writer of many genres and talents. She’s the author of the teen fantasy series, The Gateway Chronicles, and the adult dystopian series, The Breeder Cycle. She has also done fairytale retelling and science-fiction fantasy. She’s a columnist and staff writer at Christ and Pop Culture, and she is the cofounder, CEO, and acquisitions editor of Owl's Nest Publishers, an independent press specializing in books for adolescents. In this episode, KB (Karin) Hoyle and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways our cultural narratives act on us individually and in society as a whole. And we talk about stories that woo rather than argue.

<a href="http://www.kbhoyle.com/">K. B. Hoyle</a> is a writer of many genres and talents. She’s the author of the teen fantasy series, The Gateway Chronicles, and the adult dystopian series, The Breeder Cycle. She has also done fairytale retelling and science-fiction fantasy. She’s a columnist and staff writer at <a href="https://christandpopculture.com/">Christ and Pop Culture</a>, and she is the cofounder, CEO, and acquisitions editor of <a href="http://www.owlsnestpublishers.com/">Owl's Nest Publishers</a>, an independent press specializing in books for adolescents. In this episode, KB (Karin) Hoyle and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways our cultural narratives act on us individually and in society as a whole. And we talk about stories that woo rather than argue.

K.B. Hoyle Contains Multitudes.

Arthur Boers’s new memoir is Shattered: A Son Picks up the Pieces of His Father’s Rage. In it he reflects on coming of age in an immigrant family scarred by violence. In this episode, Arthur Boers and Jonathan Rogers talk about breaking family codes of silence, living with ambiguity while still taking a clear moral position, and beach glass.

Arthur Boers’s new memoir is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/shattered-a-son-picks-up-the-pieces-of-his-father-s-rage-arthur-boers/18675408?ean=9780802882462">Shattered: A Son Picks up the Pieces of His Father’s Rage</a>. In it he reflects on coming of age in an immigrant family scarred by violence. In this episode, Arthur Boers and Jonathan Rogers talk about breaking family codes of silence, living with ambiguity while still taking a clear moral position, and beach glass.

Arthur Boers on Shattered.

Claude Atcho is a pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the author of Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just. As Josh Larsen has said, this work of Christian literary criticism is written "with the passion of a book lover and the urgency of a preacher." In this episode, Claude Atcho and Jonathan Rogers visit some of the great works of twentieth century Black literature. They talk about a kind of theological reading that goes well beyond empathy. They also discuss what it means to acknowledge the image of God in another person—among other things.

Claude Atcho is a pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/reading-black-books-claude-atcho/17894165?ean=9781587435294">Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just</a>. As Josh Larsen has said, this work of Christian literary criticism is written "with the passion of a book lover and the urgency of a preacher." In this episode, Claude Atcho and Jonathan Rogers visit some of the great works of twentieth century Black literature. They talk about a kind of theological reading that goes well beyond empathy. They also discuss what it means to acknowledge the image of God in another person—among other things.

Claude Atcho on Reading Black Books

Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is associate professor of art and art history at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Her new book is Redeeming Vision: A Christian Guide to Looking at and Learning From Art. In this episode, Dr. Weichbrodt and Jonathan Rogers talk about embodied vision, loving vision, and transforming vision, as well as the importance of paying attention to what you see before making claims about what you think.

Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is associate professor of art and art history at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Her new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/redeeming-vision-a-christian-guide-to-looking-at-and-learning-from-art-elissa-yukiko-weichbrodt/18528881?ean=9781540965974">Redeeming Vision: A Christian Guide to Looking at and Learning From Art</a>. In this episode, Dr. Weichbrodt and Jonathan Rogers talk about embodied vision, loving vision, and transforming vision, as well as the importance of paying attention to what you see before making claims about what you think.

Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt on Redeeming Vision

Alan Noble is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He’s co-founder and editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND campaign. He has written for The Atlantic, Vox, BuzzFeed, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and First Things. His new book is On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living. It’s a book about mental suffering, whether diagnosed, undiagnosed, or undiagnosable. 

This episode is brought to you by Writing with Flannery O'Connor, a six-week online creative writing course by Jonathan Rogers. The class starts April 25. Find out more at TheHabit.co/Flannery.

Alan Noble is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He’s co-founder and editor in chief of <a href="https://christandpopculture.com/">Christ and Pop Culture</a>, and an advisor for <a href="https://andcampaign.org/">the AND campaign</a>. He has written for The Atlantic, Vox, BuzzFeed, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and First Things. His new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-getting-out-of-bed-the-burden-and-gift-of-living/18892907?ean=9781514004432">On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living.</a> It’s a book about mental suffering, whether diagnosed, undiagnosed, or undiagnosable. 
This episode is brought to you by Writing with Flannery O'Connor, a six-week online creative writing course by Jonathan Rogers. The class starts April 25. Find out more at <a href="TheHabit.co/Flannery.">TheHabit.co/Flannery.</a>

Alan Noble On Getting Out of Bed

Ashlee Gadd is the founder of Coffee + Crumbs, a website, podcast, and newsletter devoted to encouraging mothers through storytelling. Her new book is Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood. In this episode, Ashlee and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways that creativity and motherhood, instead of being opposing forces, can actually complement one another. They talk about the need for mothers to know that they have permission to do creative work. And they talk about the creativity of children.

Ashlee Gadd is the founder of <a href="https://www.coffeeandcrumbs.net/">Coffee + Crumbs</a>, a website, podcast, and newsletter devoted to encouraging mothers through storytelling. Her new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/create-anyway-the-joy-of-pursuing-creativity-in-the-margins-of-motherhood-ashlee-gadd/18519576?ean=9780764240041">Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood</a>. In this episode, Ashlee and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways that creativity and motherhood, instead of being opposing forces, can actually complement one another. They talk about the need for mothers to know that they have permission to do creative work. And they talk about the creativity of children.

Ashlee Gadd Creates Anyway

W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books. His most recent book is A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship.

In addition to a range of scholarly essays, he has written for The Washington Post, Image Journal,Religion News Service, Theology Today, and Books & Culture, among other publications. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, all over the world. In 2016 he produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson.

In this episode, David and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways that the arts invite us to inhabit our bodies and, through them, to get a grasp of the world. We talk about what happens when we start to take scriptural and theological  language of the five senses  literally as well as metaphorically. And David tells us what the words entrainment and interactional synchrony mean.

W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books. His most recent book is <a href="https://bakeracademic.com/p/a-body-of-praise-w-david-o-taylor/466164">A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship</a>.
 In addition to a range of scholarly essays, he has written for The Washington Post, Image Journal, Religion News Service, Theology Today, and Books &amp; Culture, among other publications. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, all over the world. In 2016 he produced a short film on the psalms with Bono and Eugene Peterson.
In this episode, David and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways that the arts invite us to inhabit our bodies and, through them, to get a grasp of the world. We talk about what happens when we start to take scriptural and theological  language of the five senses  literally as well as metaphorically. And David tells us what the words entrainment and interactional synchrony mean.

David Taylor on A Body of Praise

Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Seaver College Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University. She is the author of many books, the most recent of which is Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice. In this episode, Dr. Hooten Wilson and Jonathan Rogers talk about the difference between using a book and enjoying a book; they discuss a trinitarian vision of reading; they discuss literal, figurative, moral, and anagogical meanings of a text. Also, they talk about Julian of Norwich. 

The Habit Podcast is brought to you by The Habit Membership. Find out more at TheHabit.co.

Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Seaver College Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University. She is the author of many books, the most recent of which is <a href="https://jessicahootenwilson.com/books/reading-for-the-love-of-god-how-to-read-as-a-spiritual-practice/">Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice</a>. In this episode, Dr. Hooten Wilson and Jonathan Rogers talk about the difference between using a book and enjoying a book; they discuss a trinitarian vision of reading; they discuss literal, figurative, moral, and anagogical meanings of a text. Also, they talk about Julian of Norwich. 
The Habit Podcast is brought to you by The Habit Membership. Find out more at <a href="TheHabit.co">TheHabit.co</a>.

Jessica Hooten Wilson wants you to read as a spiritual practice.

Drew.Jackson is a poet and pastor. His latest collection is Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. His work has appeared in Oneing, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine, and other publications. In this episode, Drew Jackson speaks with Jonathan Rogers about shared meals, hospitality, abundance, and the tension in his poetry between receptivity and gratitude on the one hand, and prophetic demand on the other hand.

Drew.Jackson is a poet and pastor. His latest collection is <a href="https://www.ivpress.com/touch-the-earth">Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way</a>. His work has appeared in Oneing, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine, and other publications. In this episode, Drew Jackson speaks with Jonathan Rogers about shared meals, hospitality, abundance, and the tension in his poetry between receptivity and gratitude on the one hand, and prophetic demand on the other hand.

Drew Jackson on Poetry, the Gospels, and Community

Besides being an author, Daniel Nayeri is a publisher, a pastry chef, and a raconteur. His book Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story), won many awards, and with good reason. His new book is The Many Assassinations of Samir, The Seller of Dreams.

The Habit Podcast is sponsored by The Habit Membership. Find out more at TheHabit.co.

Besides being an author, Daniel Nayeri is a publisher, a pastry chef, and a raconteur. His book <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781646140008">Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story)</a>, won many awards, and with good reason. His new book is <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781646143030">The Many Assassinations of Samir, The Seller of Dreams</a>.
The Habit Podcast is sponsored by The Habit Membership. Find out more at <a href="https://TheHabit.co">TheHabit.co</a>.

Daniel Nayeri Loves The Silk Road (and Oklahoma).

Recorded before a live audience at The Habit Writer's Retreat, this episode features songwriter and poet Katy Bowser Hutson. Katy and Jonathan Rogers discuss play and creativity, and play as a posture toward reality, 

The Habit Podcast is sponsored by The Habit Membership for writers. Find out more at TheHabit.co.

Recorded before a live audience at The Habit Writer's Retreat, this episode features songwriter and poet Katy Bowser Hutson. Katy and Jonathan Rogers discuss play and creativity, and play as a posture toward reality, 
The Habit Podcast is sponsored by The Habit Membership for writers. Find out more at <a href="TheHabit.co">TheHabit.co</a>.

Katy Bowser Hutson Plays

Faitth Brooks is a writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the Melanated Faith podcast. She has served as the director of programs and innovation for Be the Bridge and as director of women's empowerment for Legacy Collective. In all her work, Faitth Brooks is crafting a communal space where Black sisters can explore rest, tenderness, and softness. Her new book is Remember Me Now: A Journey Back To Myself And A Love Letter To Black Women.In this episode, she joins Jonathan Rogers to talk about code-switching, making the reader feel seen, and the relationship between peace-making, peace-keeping, and disruption.

<a href="https://www.faitthbrooks.com/">Faitth Brooks</a> is a writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the <a href="https://www.melanatedfaith.com/">Melanated Faith</a> podcast. She has served as the director of programs and innovation for Be the Bridge and as director of women's empowerment for Legacy Collective. In all her work, Faitth Brooks is crafting a communal space where Black sisters can explore rest, tenderness, and softness. Her new book is <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593194157">Remember Me Now: A Journey Back To Myself And A Love Letter To Black Women.</a> In this episode, she joins Jonathan Rogers to talk about code-switching, making the reader feel seen, and the relationship between peace-making, peace-keeping, and disruption.

Faitth Brooks Wants to be Remembered Now

Jason Baxter teaches Great Books at Notre Dame University. His most recent book is The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind. Just as Lewis reclaimed the medievals' enchanted view of reality, Dr. Baxter reclaims Lewis's vision for our generation. 

<a href="https://www.jasonmbaxter.com/">Jason Baxter</a> teaches Great Books at Notre Dame University. His most recent book is <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781514001646">The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind</a>. Just as Lewis reclaimed the medievals' enchanted view of reality, Dr. Baxter reclaims Lewis's vision for our generation.

Jason Baxter on CS Lewis's Medieval Mind

Leslie Bustard and her husband Ned are the driving force behind Square Halo Books and the Square Halo Conference. Leslie’s new poetry collection, her first, is called The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living. 

Leslie Bustard and her husband Ned are the driving force behind Square Halo Books and the Square Halo Conference. Leslie’s new poetry collection, her first, is called <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781941106310">The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living</a>.

Leslie Bustard in the Land of the Living

Michael Lamb is an associate professor of interdisciplinary humanities at Wake Forest University, where he is also the FM Kirby Foundation Chair of Leadership and Character, and the executive director of of the Program for Leadership and Character. He is the author of A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine’s Political Thought. On this week's episode he speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the ways that hope relates to persuasion, among other things.

<a href="https://kmichaellamb.com/">Michael Lamb</a> is an associate professor of interdisciplinary humanities at Wake Forest University, where he is also the FM Kirby Foundation Chair of Leadership and Character, and the executive director of of the Program for Leadership and Character. He is the author of <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780691226330">A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine’s Political Thought</a>. On this week's episode he speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the ways that hope relates to persuasion, among other things.

Michael Lamb on Hope and Persuasion

Andrea Yenne is the "Momerator" and driving force behind the Student Edition of The Habit Membership—an incredibly happy and productive fellowship of teenage writers who give each other a little more courage. In this episode, Andrea speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the things she has learned from her experience as the leader of this glad band of writers.

The upcoming online class, Writing Through the Wardrobe, is the entry point for The Habit Membership, Student Edition. Register for the class (student cohort or adult cohort) at TheHabit.co/Wardrobe.

Andrea Yenne is the "Momerator" and driving force behind the Student Edition of The Habit Membership—an incredibly happy and productive fellowship of teenage writers who give each other a little more courage. In this episode, Andrea speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the things she has learned from her experience as the leader of this glad band of writers.
The upcoming online class, Writing Through the Wardrobe, is the entry point for The Habit Membership, Student Edition. Register for the class (student cohort or adult cohort) at <a href="TheHabit.co/Wardrobe">TheHabit.co/Wardrobe</a>.

Andrea Yenne Writes with Teens.

Carlos Whittaker is committed to creating spaces–online and in person–where people are safe to engage in conversation about the topics that matter most but are often avoided. He’s a speaker, he’s the host of the podcast “Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker,” and he is the  cultivator and nurturer of a huge and engaged instagram community he calls his instafamilia. He has just released a book called How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, and Disconnects Us. In this episode, Carlos and Jonathan Rogers talk about courage and creativity, seeing what's in front of you, and Carlos's commitment to "walk with people, not stand on issues."

Carlos Whittaker is committed to creating spaces–online and in person–where people are safe to engage in conversation about the topics that matter most but are often avoided. He’s a speaker, he’s the host of the podcast “<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-hope-with-carlos-whittaker/id1249486443">Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker</a>,” and he is the  cultivator and nurturer of a huge and engaged <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loswhit/?hl=en">instagram community</a> he calls his instafamilia. He has just released a book called <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525654025">How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, and Disconnects Us</a>. In this episode, Carlos and Jonathan Rogers talk about courage and creativity, seeing what's in front of you, and Carlos's commitment to "walk with people, not stand on issues."

Carlos Whittaker Wants You to Human

Edmund Spenser's 1590 epic poem, The Faerie Queene, is one of the monumental works of English literature. But it doesn't get read much any more. Rebecca Reynolds is doing something about it. She has rendered Spenser's 36,000 lines of very difficult poetry into much more accessible prose. Artist Justin Gerard has painted beautiful illustrations. The books start coming out later this year, but you can get involved now by contributing to the  Kickstarter campaign.

Edmund Spenser's 1590 epic poem, The Faerie Queene, is one of the monumental works of English literature. But it doesn't get read much any more. Rebecca Reynolds is doing something about it. She has rendered Spenser's 36,000 lines of very difficult poetry into much more accessible prose. Artist Justin Gerard has painted beautiful illustrations. The books start coming out later this year, but you can get involved now by contributing to <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skyturtlepress/edmund-spensers-the-faerie-queene-a-prose-rendering">the  Kickstarter campaign.</a>

Rebecca Reynolds, Faerie Queene

Chris Nye is a pastor and an academic. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. He is the author of three books, most recently A Captive Mind: Christianity, Ideologies, and Staying Sane in a World Gone Mad. In this episode, Chris and Jonathan Rogers talk about ideological captivity, the writer’s temptation to confirm the reader’s biases, and the ways we can be consumed by the content we consume.

<a href="http://chrisnye.co/">Chris Nye</a> is a pastor and an academic. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. He is the author of three books, most recently <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781666744910">A Captive Mind: Christianity, Ideologies, and Staying Sane in a World Gone Mad.</a> In this episode, Chris and Jonathan Rogers talk about ideological captivity, the writer’s temptation to confirm the reader’s biases, and the ways we can be consumed by the content we consume.

Chris Nye Doesn't Want You to be Consumed by the Content You Consume.

Jen Pollock Michel's latest book is In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace. As we look ahead to a new year, with all its goals and resolutions, Jen’s thoughts on productivity, fruitfulness, and time are especially helpful.

<a href="https://www.jenpollockmichel.com/">Jen Pollock Michel's</a> latest book is <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781540900548">In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace</a>. As we look ahead to a new year, with all its goals and resolutions, Jen’s thoughts on productivity, fruitfulness, and time are especially helpful.

Jen Pollock Michel Reimagines Productivity

Loren Warnemuende is the author of Exile, Book 1 of the Daughter of Arden trilogy. She started writing Exile in 1995. But life intervened, and the story languished for two decades and more. That delay, as it turned out, made it possible for Loren to write a better book. Anyone who has faced writing roadblocks will find Loren's story encouraging.

Loren Warnemuende is the author of <a href="https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/exile">Exile</a>, Book 1 of the Daughter of Arden trilogy. She started writing Exile in 1995. But life intervened, and the story languished for two decades and more. That delay, as it turned out, made it possible for Loren to write a better book. Anyone who has faced writing roadblocks will find Loren's story encouraging.

Loren Warnemuende Persevered.

Dawn E. Morrow writes poems for people who think they don't write poetry. Her debut collection is The Habit of Hope.

Dawn E. Morrow writes poems for people who think they don't write poetry. Her debut collection is <a href="https://store.rabbitroom.com/products/the-habit-of-hope">The Habit of Hope</a>.

Dawn E. Morrow Has the Habit of Hope.

Drew Bratcher is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in Oxford American, Los Angeles Review of Books, Paris Review, Nowhere Magazine, Garden & Gun, and Image Journal. His debut book is Bub: Essays from North of Nashville. It combines memoir and arts criticism—particularly country music criticism. In this episode, Drew Bratcher and Jonathan Rogers talk about oral storytelling, jam sessions, and MFA programs, among other topics.

Drew Bratcher is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in Oxford American, Los Angeles Review of Books, Paris Review, Nowhere Magazine, Garden &amp; Gun, and Image Journal. His debut book is <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781609388492">Bub: Essays from North of Nashville</a>. It combines memoir and arts criticism—particularly country music criticism. In this episode, Drew Bratcher and Jonathan Rogers talk about oral storytelling, jam sessions, and MFA programs, among other topics.

The Habit

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