# Ep 128 - Brian Spahr - Writing 59 Songs in a Year: Brian’s Return to Songwriting

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Podcast: [Created Creative Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/created-creative-podcast-6694810)
Published: 2026-05-24T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://createdcreativepodcast.com
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Duration seconds: 1520

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(The audio ended abruptly on this episode but we are posting what we have - please check out Brian's music - he is amazing!!)Dawn and Ruth open the Created Creative podcast by celebrating Ruth’s birthday, discussing Memorial Day and a graveside service involving ashes finally buried after 12 years, then Dawn shares attending a live meeting about a world-schooling organization offering furnished apartments, Finnish-system schooling, and community in multiple countries on three-month cycles. They introduce an interview with Brian, a singer-songwriter, author, and chaplain in Fort Wayne, Indiana, whom they know from Youth Encounter. Brian describes starting songwriting in college, releasing CDs, then taking a 20-year break due to life demands and discouragement, before returning during COVID after mentoring a young songwriter and joining an online workshop. He built a practice of writing and publicly posting a completed song every Monday, producing 59 songs in a year, refining his lyric-focused storytelling voice; one song, “Threadbare,” was published in American Songwriter. He now prioritizes relational engagement over chasing streams while preparing an EP. Join Created Creative Podcast's Patreon: patreon.com/u11072417 Learn more about Brian Spahr's music: https://brianspahrmusic.com/home Here is the link to the crowdfunding page https://threadbarecreative.com/welcome-to-struggleville-junction And here is the playlist of "Threadbare Songs" https://untitled.stream/library/project/zL0z4lXtFXsrf03Aguv3P 00:00 Songwriting Rhythm Breakthrough 00:21 Birthday Banter and Holidays 00:50 Memorial Day and Veterans 01:17 Twelve Year Ashes Story 03:01 Spain Update and Worldschooling Pitch 04:12 Choosing Countries and Timing 05:56 Closed System Schooling Explained 06:46 Introducing Br…

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