Theodore McDowell – Medium

Theodore McDowell

11.5K Followers

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

My Father’s Empty Chair at Thanksgiving

Your silence bruises the air

4d ago

My Father’s Empty Chair at Thanksgiving

4d ago

Published in
Catharsis Chronicles

God Brushes the Lacquer of the Golden Hour Over Our Broken Hearts

Can we put goodness and innocence back in our broken hearts

Nov 25

God Brushes the Lacquer of the Golden Hour Over Our Broken Hearts

Nov 25

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

The Lament of a Homeless Man

My silence will break into butterflies of praise

Nov 21

The Lament of a Homeless Man

Nov 21

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

The Quiet Resignation of Dying Together

A moment of silent intimacy

Nov 15

The Quiet Resignation of Dying Together

Nov 15

Published in
Catharsis Chronicles

The Terrible Cure For Depression

All I need is for you to listen

Nov 15

The Terrible Cure For Depression

Nov 15

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Saved by Small Kindnesses

I listened to my wife’s fluttering heart

Nov 12

Saved by Small Kindnesses

Nov 12

Published in
Write Under the Moon

The Song and Lament of an Alley Cat

My survival depends on a pair of worn and tattered boots without laces

Nov 11

The Song and Lament of an Alley Cat

Nov 11

Published in
Soul Bay

Depression: Living in the Darkest Part of Our Humanity

I finally believed what I had always known — I was alone

Nov 9

Depression: Living in the Darkest Part of Our Humanity

Nov 9

Published in
Catharsis Chronicles

The Nightmare of a Broken Marriage

We sit side-by-side like two nameless statues

Nov 6

Statue of Venus de Milo

Nov 6

Published in
The Lark

The Bones of My Mother’s Past

Growing up Mom was my wishing-well

Oct 30

The Bones of My Mother’s Past

Oct 30

Theodore McDowell

Theodore McDowell

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Searching for grace in my writing to transform the pain of trauma and suffering into hope.

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