Tag: newsletter

  • In The Potter’s Hand โ€” MAY 2026

    Howdy folks! A big shout-out to Connor, the one person who immediately called me out for ghosting your inbox last month… ๐Ÿซฅ ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… ๐Ÿบ 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 โ€” MARCH 2026

    Happy March, y’all!I hope your month is going as well as my 6-year-old’s March Madness bracket! ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… โŒจ Writing Update Y’all. I turn my manuscript in on TUESDAY, 3/31. Itโ€™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 โ€” FEBRUARY 2026

    Happy End of the Month!Believe it or not, folks, March is just around the corner! ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… ๐ŸŒฟ Presence Over Performance This newsletter was supposed to go out this morning. It didn’t. Iโ€™ve been buried in my manuscript this monthโ€”deep in chapters that are harder to write than I expected. Not technically…

  • The Heavens Declare โ€” JANUARY 2026

    Happy New Year!To kick off 2026, Iโ€™d like to talk about something light and breezyโ€ฆ like the size of the universe. ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… ๐Ÿš€ The Heavens The first book I read in 2026 was Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reidโ€”a historical fiction novel set in the mid-1980s, following women on the front lines of…

  • Light Breaking Into Darkness โ€” DECEMBER 2025

    Season’s Greetings! A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… ๐Ÿ•ฏ LOVE and LIGHT (Yes, Advent 2025 is overโ€”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 โ€” 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! ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… ๐Ÿ•Š Yฤdฤh: The Thanksgiving Confession No, my Thanksgiving confession is not that I ate my meal in my…

  • The Peace of Wild Things โ€” OCTOBER 2025

    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! ๐Ÿ“Œ In This Edition… ๐ŸŒฒIn 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…

  • Wake Me Up When September Ends โ€” SEPTEMBER 2025

    Hey friends,This has been a really hard month in the Musser household. I’m sure you can relateโ€”sometimes life piles on so much all at once that you barely have time to catch your breath. As that famous saying goes, “When it rains how it pours, so hold on to your drawers. For a flood, it…

  • I Once Was Lost โ€” AUGUST 2025

    Howdy folks! A bit of house-keeping here. I will henceforth (until I die??) be sending out my monthly newsletters on the LAST Sunday of the month at 8:00AM EST. (just so you know what to expect from me). Clarity is kindness, as my wife loves to say. Also, this way, you can read it in…

  • Grief Reflections & Other Stories โ€” JULY 2025

    Hello again! Y’all, I gotta confess. I didn’t even realize until a couple of days ago that I sent my July newsletter with a JUNE heading (which kinda made sense because I was mostly recapping June…) So, now I have to send a 2nd July issue (smh… as the ‘youths’ would say). If you loved…