About
Get Our Free Newsletter
Essays
Join the Porch Community
Community Circles
Events
The Order of the Rocking Chair
Contact Us/Write for The Porch
Coaching & Spiritual Direction
Invitation to Transformative Storytelling

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

Categories

  • Actions & Inspiration
  • Books & Music
  • Ideas & Stories
  • Movies
  • Poetry Corner
The Porch A slow conversation about beautiful & difficult things

Jun 15
Jun 15 MY FRIEND CAITLYN IS AN ORCHID - Martha Tatarnic

Gareth Higgins

Jun 10
Jun 10 DOLLY MAMA: What is Post-Secularism? What does "harm reduction" mean?

Gareth Higgins

Jun 8
Jun 8 RICK STANLEY AND THE GATES OF HELL: A CHILDHOOD IN THE PANHANDLE - Ben Beard

Gareth Higgins

Jun 3
Jun 3 THINK BIG? - Donna Schaper

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories

Jun 1
Jun 1 PASSOVER - Adam J. Sacks

Gareth Higgins

May 27
May 27 FOR EACH OTHER - Sarah James

Gareth Higgins
THE REFRAIN CANNOT BE UNSUNG - Kim Ruehl
May 25

May 25 THE REFRAIN CANNOT BE UNSUNG - Kim Ruehl

Gareth Higgins

May 20
May 20 BACKPACKING YOSEMITE - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Gareth Higgins

May 18
May 18 DOLLY MAMA: Why Do People Love Monster Movies? Why Do Motels Still Have Hair Dryers?

Gareth Higgins
WHEN LOVE TRUMPS LEGACY: A Daughter-Father Pandemic Story -  Tama Ward
May 13

May 13 WHEN LOVE TRUMPS LEGACY: A Daughter-Father Pandemic Story - Tama Ward

Gareth Higgins

May 11
May 11 HELP IN THE TIME OF SCHIZOPHRENIA (An Excerpt) - Crystal Byers

Gareth Higgins

May 9
May 9 A TRUE AND WONDERFUL MATRIARCH - Helen McClements

Gareth Higgins

May 6
May 6 BE YOURSELF. SERIOUSLY. - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins

May 4
May 4 WAYFINDING: Searching For Beauty Amid Brokenness and Loss - TED LYDDON HATTEN

Gareth Higgins
LEARNING TO LISTEN IN "SOUND OF METAL" - Laura Hope-Gill
Apr 29

Apr 29 LEARNING TO LISTEN IN "SOUND OF METAL" - Laura Hope-Gill

Gareth Higgins
Movies

Apr 27
Apr 27 THE NEW INTERNATIONALISM - Donna Schaper

Gareth Higgins
WOLFWALKERS: Discovering Friendship Across Lines of Difference  - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
Apr 25

Apr 25 WOLFWALKERS: Discovering Friendship Across Lines of Difference - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

Gareth Higgins
Movies

Apr 20
Apr 20 WHEN IT COMES TO GRIEF THERE ARE NO RULES - Helen McClements

Gareth Higgins

Apr 15
Apr 15 BEYOND THE RAPTURE - Philip Orr

Gareth Higgins

Apr 13
Apr 13 DOLLY MAMA: What about the men’s grump? What if I’m not the creative type?

Gareth Higgins
Load More
 

Newest Essays

Featured
ILLUMINATION IN THE GUT: ENLIGHTENMENT AS PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTHRIGHT - Laura Hope-Gill
May 21, 2025
ILLUMINATION IN THE GUT: ENLIGHTENMENT AS PHYSIOLOGICAL BIRTHRIGHT - Laura Hope-Gill
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
You Are a Sacred Place_Page_1.jpg
May 16, 2025
YOU ARE A SACRED PLACE - Madeleine Jubilee Saito
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
COME SUNDAY - Lucinda Perera Isaacs
Apr 23, 2025
COME SUNDAY - Lucinda Perera Isaacs
Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
PORCH GATHERING CLOSING REMARKS - Brian Ammons
Apr 3, 2025
PORCH GATHERING CLOSING REMARKS - Brian Ammons
Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
AT THE TOP OF OUR DRIVEWAY - Garrett Mostowski
Mar 3, 2025
AT THE TOP OF OUR DRIVEWAY - Garrett Mostowski
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
PLAYING WITH NARRATIVE ARCHETYPES - Stephanie Ramer
Mar 3, 2025
PLAYING WITH NARRATIVE ARCHETYPES - Stephanie Ramer
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
Sign Up For Updates

Follow Us • Contact Us • Be a Contributor