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Conversations with writers and authors, historians, and everyday voices about history, craft, resilience, and place
The Wandering Pen is an eclectic podcast about history, writing, resilience, and the places and stories that matter. Each week, Christine Musser speaks with writers and authors, historians, and everyday voices who share journeys of creativity, struggle, and discovery. Together, we explore how books, personal stories, and history shape the way we understand our world—and ourselves.
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Between Verses and Translations: Nancy Jean Ross on Crafting Literary Bridges
Writer and translator Nancy Jean Ross shares how poems cross borders—and what gets lost or found along the way. A practical talk on voice, revision, and choosing what to keep.
Description:
Nancy Jean Ross—writer, translator, and editor—walks through her approach to translation as creative writing: reading for music, carrying tone across languages, and shaping drafts for clarity without flattening meaning. We talk daily practice, revision tools, and how translators become co-authors in the best sense.
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00:00 Why translation is writing
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08:40 Finding voice across languages
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20:10 Revision tools & workflow
The Peebles' Homestead: A Piece of Pennsylvania’s Past Worth Saving
A Pennsylvania homestead with stories in every beam. Why places like this matter—and how ordinary people can help save them.
Description:
We explore the history and preservation of the Peebles’ Homestead—architectural details, family records, and the community ties that make a site worth protecting. Practical steps for partnering with local historians, documenting a property, and telling a place’s story so others care, too.
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00:00 The Peebles story & timeline
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10:15 What “worth saving” really means
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22:30 How to start a preservation effort
Walking It Off: Grief, Faith, and Self on the Camino de Santiago
A pilgrimage for a broken heart. What the Camino teaches about loss, endurance, and coming home to yourself.
Description:
A candid conversation about grief, resilience, and walking the Camino de Santiago—from blisters and solitude to small encounters that changed the journey. We talk journaling on the trail, the role of place in healing, and how storytelling turns pain into meaning.
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00:00 Why the Camino, why now
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12:05 Journaling and memory on the move
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25:30 What healing looked like afterward
Episodes
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
In this heartfelt solo episode, host Christine Musser pauses to reflect on the growth, gratitude, and genuine connection that have defined the first 21 episodes of The Wandering Pen. What began as a podcast rooted in vulnerability and storytelling has blossomed into a meaningful space for authors, historians, artists, and everyday people to share their truths.
Christine opens up about her challenges with anxiety and finding her voice again—and shares exciting news about upcoming guests, including triracial writer Cynthia O’Neil, resilient real estate trailblazer Natalie Crawford, and literary scholar Nancy Jean Ross. She also announces her upcoming memoir writing class, inspired by Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir, which starts on June 23.
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If you’re a lover of true stories, raw reflections, and deep conversations, this is your invitation to keep wandering.
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