In this episode, Megan, Callie, and Tresta explore Marilyn McEntyre's book 'Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies,' emphasizing the importance of loving words, slow reflection, and the stewardship of language in our lives. They share insights on how reading, writing, and silence deepen our understanding and connection.

“We care for words when we use them thankfully, recognizing in each kind a specific gift borne in the mother tongue, bestowed at birth as a legacy from the Word who was in the beginning.”

~Marilyn McEntyre

Mentions in this episode:

• Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, by Marilyn McIntyre
• Still: notes on a mid-faith crisis, by Lauren Winner
• The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander
• Love & other Mysteries, by Megan Willome
• Emma M. Lion series, by Beth Brower
• History of the Rain, by Niall Williams

What we’re reading:

• Megan: History of the Rain, by Niall Williams
• Callie: On Writing by Stephen King; Middlemarch, by George Eliot Book One: Miss Brooke
• Tresta: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 8 by Beth Brower

Trouble Seat:

All three of us! Pleased to meet you.

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Episode 1 coming September 1, 2026!

Welcome to season 1 of the Necessary Trouble podcast! Each week we read a chapter from a book on writing craft, write from it, and take turns critiquing one another’s words.