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Last Wave of the Scriptorium Fundraiser
Posted July 16, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
The last Wave of the Scriptorium Fundraiser opens today. In celebration of Stephen Jenkinson's forthcoming book Matrimony: Ritual, Culture, and the Heart's Work, we are including a few venerable Indigo...
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Matrimony: Ritual, Culture, and the Heart’s Work
Posted July 14, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
Made To Measure Some things it isn't wise to get used to. Saying goodnight to a loved one. Having children at your feet. Breathing. Rising in the morning of your...
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Left Over
Posted July 4, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
If you're old enough to remember when music was only records and radio, then you remember the ignominious B-side. Purely a consequence of physics (you had to have another...
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Offering Bowls: Scriptorium Fundraiser Wave 3
Posted June 30, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
Offering Bowls We’ve just opened up another wave of the Scriptorium fundraiser. Our third new and renewed items include handmade offering bowls, created in Italy using gorgeous hand dug Albisola...
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The 2025 Boreal Session is almost full
Posted June 14, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
Greetings, A few of us are now deep into transcription work with The Scriptorium Library and the upcoming Boreal Session in mind. The following excerpt comes from what turned out...
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Arc + Craft: An Exploration of Creativity and Culture Making
Posted June 10, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
A message from Kimberly Johnson~ I am thrilled to invite you to Arc + Craft: An Exploration of Creativity and Culture Making. A 5 day gathering with Stephen Jenkinson, Tad...
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Birth and Death Among Us
Posted June 8, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
There is a tenet – unspoken mostly, but governing nonetheless – that has become our cultural compass when it comes to how life begins and how it ends. It goes...
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Scriptorium Boreal Session Application
Posted May 30, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
An author's legacy refers to their body of work, particularly the pieces that are most compelling, significant and enduring. It encompasses their published books, songs, stories, poems as well as...
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Fury of the Saints: Poetry Class with Matthew Stillman
Posted May 29, 2025 - Orphan Wisdom Newsletter
Hundreds of people tuned in this past weekend, both live and via live stream, for The Fury of the Saints. Stephen was in high spirits and in good company with...
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