Blood and Symbols

Andrew reflects on the violence of January 6, 2021

Jan 6 • Andrew Shutes-David

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A New Year's Day Collage

Andrew cuts things up and pastes them back together

Jan 1 • Andrew Shutes-David

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December 2025

The Things We Carry

Andrew and Cormac McCarthy wish you a blessed inventory and a merry Christmas

Dec 23, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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Waiting, Dreaming, and Remaking the World: An Advent Story

Andrew is unsettled while waiting for a remodel

Dec 17, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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Bookends and Subscriptions

Andrew reveals another job loss and potential subscription changes

Dec 8, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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November 2025

Praise for Wrestlers and Dead Beasts

Andrew gives in to the season and writes about thanks giving

Nov 26, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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Stuck

Andrew gets stuck in a ditch on a busy day

Nov 12, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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Nothing or Something

Andrew is anxious during a surprise encounter with his adopted son

Nov 3, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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October 2025

Playing Front-and-Follow at No Kings

Andrew compares a scene from The Wire to his parenting at a protest.

Oct 24, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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Darkness as Muse: A Thematic Table of Contents

Andrew encourages you to read some of the twenty pieces he's written on Substack this year.

Oct 3, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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September 2025

I Went Backpacking on 9/11

Andrew shares backpacking photos and talks about 9/11, Charlie Kirk, and the offices of fiction and evening prayer

Sep 23, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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The Lost Reckoning and the Return of Defense

Andrew considers the rapid devolution of our thinking on race and then introduces the Seattle Seahawks defense

Sep 5, 2025 • Andrew Shutes-David

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