<![CDATA[Stories by Will Schmit on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@schmitwill?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*u8W0HKs_4lkcpBXxWOOgGw@2x.jpeg Stories by Will Schmit on Medium https://medium.com/@schmitwill?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 Medium Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:36:10 GMT <![CDATA[Longing for the Long Haul]]>

Listening to music, however important to a musician's development, is not a substitute for actually playing an instrument.

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]]> https://medium.com/music-that-matters/longing-for-the-long-haul-54b21ce38280?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/54b21ce38280 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:44:13 GMT 2023-07-31T21:44:13.840Z <![CDATA[First Notes]]>

I was in my twenties when I acquired my first saxophone. It was a high school band hand-me-down from my college roommate. If there was…

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/first-notes-3edc18c65a9?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/3edc18c65a9 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:00:29 GMT 2023-07-27T20:00:29.154Z <![CDATA[Sound Check]]>

I was nervous. The clock on the wall tapped out sixty beats per minute.

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/sound-check-6c8e83a78b5?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/6c8e83a78b5 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:21:56 GMT 2023-07-23T15:21:56.685Z <![CDATA[A Little Friday Goes the Long Way]]>

a poem about essentials

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/a-little-friday-goes-the-long-way-76497882bc67?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/76497882bc67 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 23:19:50 GMT 2021-08-27T23:19:50.241Z <![CDATA[Labor Daze]]>

a poem about weak ending strong…

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/labor-daze-99c12c78d10b?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/99c12c78d10b Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:02:04 GMT 2021-08-27T22:02:04.302Z <![CDATA[A Lifeguard Squints to read]]>

a poem about waiting for weightlessness to heal grief

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/a-lifeguard-squints-to-read-36044f0f023a?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/36044f0f023a Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:15:39 GMT 2021-07-15T14:15:39.013Z <![CDATA[Respite In Spite Of Myself]]>

a poem about retreating in advance of ideas

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/respite-in-spite-of-myself-deb4104e6107?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/deb4104e6107 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:55:15 GMT 2021-07-15T13:55:15.634Z <![CDATA[Someday I’ll take the Shirt off my Back]]>

or what if poetry is a game show with no host?

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/someday-ill-take-the-shirt-off-my-back-87354ba7664e?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/87354ba7664e Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:36:14 GMT 2021-07-11T23:36:14.339Z <![CDATA[Submittable as Unto the Lord]]>

an essay on process and prayer

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/submittable-as-unto-the-lord-c7be96f1716c?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/c7be96f1716c Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:33:06 GMT 2021-06-23T14:33:06.645Z <![CDATA[Growing Up is a Good Orderly Direction]]>

a blog about unlocking the prison within

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]]> https://schmitwill.medium.com/growing-up-is-a-good-orderly-direction-8e04a6366319?source=rss-a765cfcc5e36------2 https://medium.com/p/8e04a6366319 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 03:55:06 GMT 2021-06-14T03:55:06.818Z