QUESTIONS OF CALLING

unearthing beauty, mining meaning, and seeking truth

This is a place for anyone who wants more, who is not content to be comfortable, who seeks a life of truth and meaning, not just happiness.

Here, we ask hard questions, tell true stories, and turn life inside out to unearth the ragged beauty within.

I’m honored to have you to join me.

How Separating Internal and External Change Can Transform Your Writing—and Your Life
writing craft, personal growth Mara Eller writing craft, personal growth Mara Eller

How Separating Internal and External Change Can Transform Your Writing—and Your Life

I learned something recently that feels simultaneously mind-blowing and also like something I’ve known for ages:

A bittersweet ending results from the combination of a negative external change plus a positive internal change.

Let me explain.

Every story operates on two levels: internal and external. . . .

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Habitual Fear: A Personal Narrative
Mara Eller Mara Eller

Habitual Fear: A Personal Narrative

This is a very special guest post by an alumna of my Unearthing Beauty Personal Narrative Class. I absolutely love its understated drama as she explores an internal conflict with lots of sensory detail and stream-of-consciousness internal dialog.

I awake from deep sleep to my husband's phone ringing. I lie in bed trying to figure out the details, only hearing his end of the call. . .

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