Theodore McDowell – Medium

Theodore McDowell

11.5K Followers

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The Hub Publication

The Moment I Realized My Father Loved Me

The moment I realized he couldn’t save me

3d ago

picture of a wooden pier and platform on a lake

3d ago

Published in
The Lark

A Magic Lantern Moment With My Daughter

Why does the firefly’s cool light burn with a ferocious heat?

5d ago

Photgraph of fireflies glowing in a field

5d ago

Published in
Write Under the Moon

Scrubbing Rusted Emotions Off a Heart

Only God can repair a heart

Jan 9

Scrubbing Rusted Emotions Off a Heart

Jan 9

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

The Things I Know About Death

Death has taught me all I need to know

Jan 6

The Things I Know About Death

Jan 6

Published in
Soul Bay

I’m Learning the Different Meanings of Silence

Sometimes I release the silence into healing words

Jan 5

I’m Learning the Different Meanings of Silence

Jan 5

Published in
Catharsis Chronicles

The Legend of Blind Willie

His blues guitar played the woe and beatitude of a broken world

Jan 2

The Legend of Blind Willie

Jan 2

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Christmas: The Arc of Forgiveness

As I prayed, the traumas and memories turned into mana.

Jan 1

Christmas: The Arc of Forgiveness

Jan 1

Published in
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

The God of Second Chances

I’ve always been bent toward shadows

Dec 22, 2024

The God of Second Chances

Dec 22, 2024

Published in
The Hub Publication

The Gratitude of a Recovering Addict

God showed me the hope embedded in despair and suffering

Dec 18, 2024

Close-up photograph of a beautiful bird with blue, white, and gray feathers.

Dec 18, 2024

Published in
Literary Impulse

My Mother Died a Stranger to Herself

She was unable to grieve the memories

Dec 17, 2024

picture of hand of an old woman

Dec 17, 2024

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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