Essays — The Porch

The Porch is a digital magazine and community in a slow conversation about beautiful and difficult things.

Apr 23

Apr 23 COME SUNDAY - Lucinda Perera Isaacs

Jasmin Morrell

Apr 3

Apr 3 PORCH GATHERING CLOSING REMARKS - Brian Ammons

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Mar 3

Mar 3 PLAYING WITH NARRATIVE ARCHETYPES - Stephanie Ramer

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Mar 3

Mar 3 AT THE TOP OF OUR DRIVEWAY - Garrett Mostowski

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Feb 24

Feb 24 THE MUSE LIKES TO BE FOLLOWED, NOT PUSHED - David LaMotte & Jasmin Pittman

Jasmin Morrell

Feb 24

Feb 24 BRIGID’S DAY - Michelle LeBaron

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Jan 23
Jan 23 TIMELESS - Kaitlin B. Curtice

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Jan 23

Jan 23 HOW I BECAME AN EARTHLING, OR SHRINKING THE BEAST - Shan Overton

Jasmin Morrell

Jan 7
Jan 7 2025: BLESSINGS, INVOCATIONS, RULES & STORIES FROM THE ORDER OF THE ROCKING CHAIR

Jasmin Morrell

Dec 24
Dec 24 SLOWNESS AND SILENCE ARE CLAIMABLE - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins

Dec 24

Dec 24 THE PACE OF THE FOREST - Jasmin Pittman

Jasmin Morrell

Dec 23

Dec 23 ALL THE GOOD THINGS AREN’T THERE: A WRITER PUTS HER PHONE DOWN - Michelle LeBaron

Jasmin Morrell

Dec 17
Dec 17 HOW NOT TO BE A FALSE PROPHET - Gareth Higgins

Jasmin Morrell

Dec 4
Dec 4 WHAT STORY IS THE PORCH TELLING? - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins

Dec 3

Dec 3 HUM-BIRD DEPARTS - Ted Lyddon Hatten

Jasmin Morrell

Dec 3
Dec 3 BLOWING BUBBLES IN THE BATH - Garrett Mostowski

Jasmin Morrell

Nov 25

Nov 25 SETTING THE CONTAINER - Brian Ammons

Jasmin Morrell

Nov 15

Nov 15 ANNOUNCING THE 2025 PORCH GATHERING - Gareth Higgins

Jasmin Morrell

The Porch is a digital magazine and community in a slow conversation about beautiful and difficult things.

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May 21 ILLUMINATION IN THE GUT: ENLIGHTENMENT AS PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTHRIGHT - Laura Hope-Gill

May 16
May 16 YOU ARE A SACRED PLACE - Madeleine Jubilee Saito

Apr 23 COME SUNDAY - Lucinda Perera Isaacs

Apr 3 PORCH GATHERING CLOSING REMARKS - Brian Ammons

Mar 3 PLAYING WITH NARRATIVE ARCHETYPES - Stephanie Ramer

Mar 3 AT THE TOP OF OUR DRIVEWAY - Garrett Mostowski

Feb 24 THE MUSE LIKES TO BE FOLLOWED, NOT PUSHED - David LaMotte & Jasmin Pittman

Feb 24 BRIGID’S DAY - Michelle LeBaron

Jan 23
Jan 23 TIMELESS - Kaitlin B. Curtice

Jan 23 HOW I BECAME AN EARTHLING, OR SHRINKING THE BEAST - Shan Overton

Jan 7
Jan 7 2025: BLESSINGS, INVOCATIONS, RULES & STORIES FROM THE ORDER OF THE ROCKING CHAIR

Dec 24
Dec 24 SLOWNESS AND SILENCE ARE CLAIMABLE - Gareth Higgins

Dec 24 THE PACE OF THE FOREST - Jasmin Pittman

Dec 23 ALL THE GOOD THINGS AREN’T THERE: A WRITER PUTS HER PHONE DOWN - Michelle LeBaron

Dec 17
Dec 17 HOW NOT TO BE A FALSE PROPHET - Gareth Higgins

Dec 4
Dec 4 WHAT STORY IS THE PORCH TELLING? - Gareth Higgins

Dec 3 HUM-BIRD DEPARTS - Ted Lyddon Hatten

Dec 3
Dec 3 BLOWING BUBBLES IN THE BATH - Garrett Mostowski

Nov 25 SETTING THE CONTAINER - Brian Ammons

Nov 15 ANNOUNCING THE 2025 PORCH GATHERING - Gareth Higgins

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