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