News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch, We're still working to get issues of Local Culture printed on a more consistent schedule, but the "fall" issue is a beautiful one,...
News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch, We got our first substantial snow of the year this week, so school was closed for a day and sledding, fort building, and snowball...
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Greetings from the Porch, This Thanksgiving week, I've had occasion to reflect on the many ways that the FPR community has been a blessing and encouragement...
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Greetings from the Porch, It's been a busy season of life, so I'm very much looking forward to a slower pace this Thanksgiving week and eating plenty of good...
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Greetings from the Porch, Through the end of the month, all FPR books are 50% off and come with free shipping with code "CONFSHIP". This may be a good time...
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Greetings from the Porch, I drove across the state this week to speak at Alvernia University (all their first-year students read The Liberating Arts this...
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Greetings from the Porch, In our neighborhood, Halloween presents a good opportunity to see many of our neighbors, and the weather cooperated this year,...
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Greetings from the Porch, Although Will Bardenwerper has convinced me intellectually that I shouldn't root for any MLB team, I remain nostalgically fond of...
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Greetings from the Porch, We had a marvelous and convivial gathering last weekend in Waco, TX. Thanks to all who joined us. If you missed it, here are a few...
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Greetings from the Porch, When this newsletter hits inboxes, I should be in Waco for the FPR conference. I'm looking forward to good conversations with many...
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Greetings from the Porch, I'm getting ready to host Paul Kingsnorth here at Grove City on Tuesday and then a few days later I'll be heading to Waco for what...
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Greetings from the Porch, I spent a couple of days last week with high school and college teachers (and some people from the "real world") talking about how...
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Greetings from the Porch, I recently signed a contract with Zondervan Reflective for my next book, a Wendell-Berry-inspired effort to articulate what...
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Greetings from the Porch, Last week a neighbor shot a doe for me with an agricultural tag. Another friend let the deer hang in his walk-in cooler for a few...
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Greetings from the Porch, We're a month out from our conference in Waco, TX. We have a few spots left for the farm dinner, so reserve a seat soon if you're...
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Greetings from the Porch, Fall temps have come early to western PA this year, which suits me so long as the frost holds off long enough for my tomatoes and...
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Greetings from the Porch, It's the time of year when we're busy stocking some of summer's bounty away for the winter: freezing corn and peaches, fermenting...
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Greetings from the Porch, The summer seems to be winding down. I attended our faculty retreat this week, which is always a good day but also marks the...
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Greetings from the Porch, There's a lot happening on the porch these days: we have a new FPR podcast (details below), we published the top three essays we...
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Greetings from the Porch, Our washing machine broke this week (not a good thing when there's an infant in the house), and in trying to determine whether or...