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Author: David Musser

  • What have you changed your mind about? — AUGUST 2026

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    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…

  • What have you been carrying that no one sees? — JULY 2026

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    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 “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust 🏕 A Short StoryQuestion This week, I cried…

  • What have you been curious about lately? — JUNE 2026

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    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… 🗻 A Line I’m Carrying “Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.”— G.K. Chesterton 🔬 A…

  • In The Potter’s Hand — MAY 2026

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    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… 🏺 What Pottery has Taught Me about Writing During COVID, Katie and I discovered and fell in love with The Great Pottery Throw Down (you can even watch quite…

  • MK Stories That Didn’t Make the Cut — MARCH 2026

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    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 Y’all. I turn my manuscript in on TUESDAY, 3/31. It’s 11:00pm. I’m waiting for Izzie’s final feed to finish. We’ve been hosting my family in Kentucky on and off for a few…

  • What I Almost Didn’t Send Today — FEBRUARY 2026

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    Happy End of the Month!Believe it or not, folks, March is just around the corner! 😳 📌 In This Edition… 🌿 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 than I expected. Not technically…

  • The Heavens Declare — JANUARY 2026

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    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… 🚀 The Heavens The first book I read in 2026 was Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid—a historical fiction novel set in the mid-1980s, following women on the front lines of…

  • Light Breaking Into Darkness — DECEMBER 2025

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    Season’s Greetings! A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! 📌 In This Edition… 🕯 LOVE and LIGHT (Yes, Advent 2025 is over—so I will keep this brief for ya.) The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;on those living in the land of deep darkness…

  • Thanksgiving Confession — NOVEMBER 2025

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    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… 🕊 Yādāh: The Thanksgiving Confession No, my Thanksgiving confession is not that I ate my meal in my…

  • The Peace of Wild Things — OCTOBER 2025

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    Hello friends,It’s me again! Just popping into your inbox to say hello. Today we will discuss poetry and prophecy. Let’s get into it! 📌 In This Edition… 🌲In The Woods A few weeks ago, I went to the Red River Gorge with a friend from my house church. I have not backpacked or camped in…