Sparks & Stories: A journal of inspiration, behind-the-scenes magic, and the stories that bring Small Town Alchemy to life.

Sticker Story: Fan Club President

Sticker Story: Fan Club President

I have never been particularly good at casually liking things. When I like something, I am IN. I don't just hear a song and think, Oh, that's nice. I listen...

Sticker Story: Fan Club President

I have never been particularly good at casually liking things. When I like something, I am IN. I don't just hear a song and think, Oh, that's nice. I listen...

In My Dreadnaught ERA

In My Dreadnaught ERA

Being a Dreadnaught is special. There are thousands of Tigers and Eagles and Bulldogs out there, but only two high schools in the entire country call themselves the Dreadnaughts. Two....

In My Dreadnaught ERA

Being a Dreadnaught is special. There are thousands of Tigers and Eagles and Bulldogs out there, but only two high schools in the entire country call themselves the Dreadnaughts. Two....

Meet Me at the Gazebo

Meet Me at the Gazebo

I always kind of marvel at the fact that I love small towns as much as I do, because I didn't actually grow up in one. I grew up in...

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Meet Me at the Gazebo

I always kind of marvel at the fact that I love small towns as much as I do, because I didn't actually grow up in one. I grew up in...

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Dexter UFO

Dexter UFO

One of the things I love most about small towns is that they have stories. Not important history-book stories necessarily. Although sometimes those too. I mean the stories that people...

Dexter UFO

One of the things I love most about small towns is that they have stories. Not important history-book stories necessarily. Although sometimes those too. I mean the stories that people...

Joy Is My Rebellion

Joy Is My Rebellion

Lately, I've been thinking about joy. And rebellion. And why, apparently, I decided these two things belong together. Recently, a dear friend told me—approvingly—that she'd noticed I had "doubled down...

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Joy Is My Rebellion

Lately, I've been thinking about joy. And rebellion. And why, apparently, I decided these two things belong together. Recently, a dear friend told me—approvingly—that she'd noticed I had "doubled down...

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Green Pools Happen to Good People

Green Pools Happen to Good People

Every spring, we open the pool and get it all sparkling blue and beautiful, and we think: this year, we are going to stay on top of it. And we...

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Green Pools Happen to Good People

Every spring, we open the pool and get it all sparkling blue and beautiful, and we think: this year, we are going to stay on top of it. And we...

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