# Gary Mepsted: Measured Words

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Podcast: [the story pilgrim](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-pilgrim-6591005)
Published: 2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3717

## Resource

Send us Fan Mail Writer, mentor, and creative writing teacher Gary Mepsted joins me for a conversation in his garden to talk about writing craft, storytelling, observation, and a life shaped by instinct rather than plan. Expelled from school early on, Gary’s path into writing was anything but straightforward. Later gaining a Master’s in English, he has spent decades teaching others, though he avoids calling it a “career.” For Gary, life has been a series of unplanned turns, each one met with ...

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