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Michelle Webster-Hein's debut novel Out of Esau was published in October of 2022 by Counterpoint Press. Her work has been nominated four times for a Pushcart Prize, recognized in the Best American series, and featured on the show “Stateside” from Michigan Radio. She's also been published in Modern Farmer, Ruminate Magazine, LitHub, River Teeth, and Hunger Mountain, among other places. She and her husband and children work a small homestead in the southern Michigan countryside where she was born and raised. ...more

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Out of Esau

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How to Live a Meaningful Life: Using Design Thinking to Unlock Purpose, Joy, and Flow Every Day

by Bill Burnett

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The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring

by Parker J. Palmer

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When the Trees Say Nothing: Writings on Nature

by Thomas Merton

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