HeyJaredPotter's Inn with Stephen W. Smith
I write to help people care for their souls. I want to help folks stay alive; come alive and enjoy their life right now. We can't choose if we're going to die, but we can choose who we are going to live. Let's do this together!
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 16
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Aug 25, 2026
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The Final Thin Space (opens the original)
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Just like that… another change! (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedSOMEONE TURNED A SWITCH By Stephen W. Smith On the drive home from the coast, Where we sat at the shore in shorts and T-shirts, Someone turned a switch! Fall arrived and summer’s gone. Back home in the mountains, I turned the heat on— Too chilly for my sun-soaked soul. The colors are coming. The greening is fading. Seasons turn Without asking for permission. Just like that, everything changes— Like the phone call we are neve
Earthly Oracles (opens the original)
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What We Want is Freedom (opens the original)
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More Than a Poem--A Cathartic Experience for Me (opens the original)
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