Humans love (and learn best through) stories. But we have so many options at our fingertips compared to all of human history that it’s now a virtue to curate well what we make time for and allow in our imaginations. Tsh and Seth explore what it means to curate stories as a sacramental act (and also share some of their favorites).

• Seth’s website and newsletter


• Tsh’s website and newsletter


• It’s not too late to order Shadow & Light


• The Common Rule, by Justin Whitmel Earley


• “Bad Art Warps Our Vision,” by Leah Libresco Sargeant


• Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger


• East of Eden, by John Steinbeck


• Dead Poets Society


• Almost Famous


• Band of Brothers


• Home Fires


• Chef’s Table


• It’s A Wonderful Life


• A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens


• The Muppet Christmas Carol


• Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott


• Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation


• How to Write One Song, by Jeff Tweedy


• The 25th, by Joshua Gibbs


• Browse Tsh’s recommended books


• Create Your Rule of Life


• Rothys.com/GOODLIST

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