Author: David Musser
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I MOVED! 📦
Well… kinda. I still live in Kentucky. But my newsletter has officially moved to Substack! (apparently blogging went out of style sometime during the Obama administration…) If you’ve been reading my emails for a while, not much is changing. I’ll still be sending you stories, questions, book updates, and other idle thoughts and reflections once…
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What have you changed your mind about? — AUGUST 2026
Howdy folks! Got a good one for you today! ⛰ Quote “Until we know we are wrong, being wrong feels exactly like being right.”— Kathryn Schulz, Being Wrong 🤔 A Short StoryQuestion “Smart. DUH.” Before we were married, Katie asked me this question: “Would you rather your kids be smart, or kind?” I mean, don’t…
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What have you been carrying that no one sees? — JULY 2026
Howdy folks! Spain are World Champions! 🇪🇸⚽⭐ (and I didn’t even need any milk this time…👀 [Yes, there is an irreverent story there…]) 📌 In This Edition… Quote Question Quick Update ⛰ Quote “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust 🏕 A Short StoryQuestion…
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What have you been curious about lately? — JUNE 2026
Howdy folks! A word of advice: when you write a book, don’t schedule your heaviest revisions for the middle of the World Cup…⚽ 📌 In This Edition… Quote Question Quick Update 🗻 A Line I’m Carrying “Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.”—…
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In The Potter’s Hand — MAY 2026
Howdy folks! A big shout-out to Connor, the one person who immediately called me out for ghosting your inbox last month… 🫥 📌 In This Edition… Writing a Book is like building a Pot: They’re both quite messy… Book Talk: It’s been a while since my last one! 🏺 What Pottery has Taught Me about…
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MK Stories That Didn’t Make the Cut — MARCH 2026
Happy March, y’all!I hope your month is going as well as my 6-year-old’s March Madness bracket! 📌 In This Edition… Writing Update: Real talk! MK Stories That Didn’t Make the Cut: In case you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to be a missionary kid… A-Frame Update: Not much left to go! ⌨ Writing Update…
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What I Almost Didn’t Send Today — FEBRUARY 2026
Happy End of the Month!Believe it or not, folks, March is just around the corner! 😳 📌 In This Edition… Honest Update: Presence > Performance 🌿 Presence Over Performance This newsletter was supposed to go out this morning. It didn’t. I’ve been buried in my manuscript this month—deep in chapters that are harder to write…
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The Heavens Declare — JANUARY 2026
Happy New Year!To kick off 2026, I’d like to talk about something light and breezy… like the size of the universe. 📌 In This Edition… Cosmic Reflection: We’re tiny… Writing Update: Manuscript in progress! 🚀 The Heavens The first book I read in 2026 was Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid—a historical fiction novel set in…
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Light Breaking Into Darkness — DECEMBER 2025
Season’s Greetings! A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! 📌 In This Edition… Advent Reflection: A short one Writing Update: BOOK COVER REVEALED A-Frame Update: She’s a thing of beauty Marriage Milestone: How has it already been ten years?! 🕯 LOVE and LIGHT (Yes, Advent 2025 is…
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Thanksgiving Confession — NOVEMBER 2025
Howdy folks! As my devoted fans (all 6-7 of you) (sorry, had to do it), I know you raced to your inboxes this morning for my Newsletter! I am glad you are here! 📌 In This Edition… Hebrew Thanksgiving??: With a twist Mile and Inch Stones: Izzie is FOUR Writing Update: We are on schedule!…
