The Book of Hurt, Now Available at your Local Library

EPISODE · Aug 26, 2025 · 11 MIN

The Book of Hurt, Now Available at your Local Library

from Field of Streams · host Janeen McCrae

Do the things that hurt us shape us? Should we try to forget or rewrite the hurt found in our personal histories so that it doesn’t continue to hurt us all our lives? What can we learn from our scars? And is the "book of hurt" one of the most important emotional guide books (metaphorical) to our lives?The story that inspired it all, about the bowdlerizing of Roald Dahl books. https://popula.com/2023/02/20/roald-dahl-sensitivity-and-copyright/This is an audio reading of the post "The Book of Hurt, Now Available at Your Local Library" from February 27, 2023. Additional inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/the-book-of-hurt-now-available-at/Support the showAbout Field of StreamsThis podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.' Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here 

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