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read charlotte's essay at the millions: Prayer consists of attention: On Reading as a Spiritual Practice
Read Charlotte's Essay at The Christian Century: My dad died from COVID-19. My grief is a lonely one.
Read Charlotte's Essay at The Curator: Music is a Dwelling Place
Read Charlotte's Essay at The Washington Post: My pastor told me it was a sin not to feel joy.
Read Charlotte's Essay at Catapult: More Pieces of Us: A Quilt, Mental Illness, and Things Passed Down

Charlotte Donlon helps her readers and clients notice how they belong to themselves, others, God, and the world. Charlotte is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder of Spiritual Direction for Writers™ and Parenting with Art™. She is also the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website. Her essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University where she studied creative nonfiction with Paula Huston and Lauren F. Winner. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Selah Center for Spiritual Formation. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. To receive Charlotte’s latest updates, news, announcements, and other good things, subscribe to her Five Good Things email newsletter.