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Here I blog about all things book-related (including news, contests, giveaways, cover reveals, and other exciting stuff) and more general topics (chronic illness, chickens, musings about the craft of writing, semi-profound epiphanies about my life as a follower of Jesus, and also chickens... did I mention I like chickens?).

Christian Creative, Let’s Move Away from Safe Stories

J. J. Fischer

Aug 11
7 min

Christian Creative, Let’s Move Away from Safe Stories

I’m an avid collector of memes, and a few weeks ago I came across a particularly funny one with the following caption: “Do I have to...

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J. J. Fischer

Nov 25, 2022
8 min

When you can’t let go of the weekend

#christianliving #cslewis #nostalgia We’ve all experienced it. For me, it begins with a sense of lingering dread. That feeling when...

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Dragon Leather, House Hunting, And Other Horrors

J. J. Fischer

Nov 18, 2022
5 min

Dragon Leather, House Hunting, And Other Horrors

#justforlaughs #jasminevignettes Sometimes, life can throw so many curved balls at you that you're lured into a false sense of...

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One Set of Footprints: What It Means for God to Carry You Through Suffering

J. J. Fischer

Aug 19, 2022
9 min

One Set of Footprints: What It Means for God to Carry You Through Suffering

#thewilderness #suffering #christianliving #chronicillness If you are at least twenty years old, you have probably heard of “Footprints.”...

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J. J. Fischer

Jan 10, 2022
11 min

The 50 First Dates Life

#thewilderness #sufferingamnesia #christianliving “We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand.” –...

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Your Kingdom Come, My Kingdom Go: Dying to the self in the age of iDentity

J. J. Fischer

Jan 10, 2022
5 min

Your Kingdom Come, My Kingdom Go: Dying to the self in the age of iDentity

(Originally published February 25, 2020) #identity #suffering #death Lately, I’ve been struggling with me. Who I am. Where I’m going....

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What my year of death has taught me about life: An argument against euthanasia

J. J. Fischer

Jan 10, 2022
12 min

What my year of death has taught me about life: An argument against euthanasia

#suffering #euthanasia #chronicillness #faith (Originally published July 5, 2020) I never thought I’d write about euthanasia. Honestly,...

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Hiding Out in Eden: How Happily Ever Afters Can Rob You of Joy

J. J. Fischer

Jan 10, 2022
10 min

Hiding Out in Eden: How Happily Ever Afters Can Rob You of Joy

#suffering #joyeverafter (Originally published March 19, 2021) Some of my friends jokingly call me the Disney Princess. Few can recite...

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Real estate descriptions translated for the novice applicant

J. J. Fischer

Jan 10, 2022
2 min

Real estate descriptions translated for the novice applicant

#justforlaughs (Originally published June 12, 2019) “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” - Alexander...

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14 ways to kill the paralysis of creative perfectionism

J. J. Fischer

Jan 7, 2022
10 min

14 ways to kill the paralysis of creative perfectionism

#creativewriting #writersblock #perfectionism #writingprocess (Originally published November 1, 2019; reposted January 7, 2022) Ernest...

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The Day I Sucked Out My Goldfish’s Eye With A Hose

J. J. Fischer

Jan 7, 2022
6 min

The Day I Sucked Out My Goldfish’s Eye With A Hose

#justforlaughs #jasminevignettes #truestory (Originally published October 13, 2020) The title of this piece honestly doesn’t leave much...

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I'm afraid... then I remember: A Christian's manifesto for the modern age

J. J. Fischer

Jan 7, 2022
4 min

I'm afraid... then I remember: A Christian's manifesto for the modern age

#fear #anxiety #suffering #theanxietymanifesto #christianliving (Originally published September 1, 2020) Today, I'm afraid. I fear that...

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J. J. Fischer

Jan 7, 2022
6 min

Living with a thorn in the flesh

#suffering #grace #christianliving #lifeinthewilderness (Originally published February 4, 2020) “If you take this away, God, imagine how...

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J. J. Fischer

Oct 13, 2021
7 min

Trust God’s Sovereignty, Not Statistics

#covid19 #christianliving #reentryanxiety A few months ago, my husband and I hovered together over the phone as we listened to the...

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J. J. Fischer

Jul 29, 2020
1 min

Welcome to the World of Wordcraft!

#booknews #TheDarcentariaDuology If you're reading this, thanks for checking out my new website! I hope it gives you many laughs ;-) I...

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