Echols: Punctuation is a short-term superpower
“I typically write about God in this space, and you may think there’s no way on earth to weave God into a conversation about punctuation – but on that matter, Dear Reader, you would be wrong.”
Candace Echols
Candace Echols writes whatever she notices as she goes about her daily life. Living that way has landed her bylines in National Geographic, Garden and Gun, The Gospel Coalition, Southern Living, golf.com, Cowboys and Indians, Common Good, Risen Motherhood, and others. Someday, she hopes to have a writing cottage in Oxford, England or Oxford, Mississippi; either will be just fine. Candace and her husband live with their children in Midtown Memphis.
There are 154 articles by Candace Echols :
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August 2026
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Guest Columnists Echols: Seeing more stars than our eyes could take in
“Awe is evident when your mind has been blown and you are forced to re-think what you knew before.”
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Guest Columnists Echols: ‘What would you say is the peak of your life so far?’
“Is the very nature of a peak that there is only one? Does the length of a life have any correlation with the number of peaks it will have?”
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September 2026
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Opinion Echols: In an era of artificiality, we want the real
“I have never been more aware of my desire for those things that counter the putrid assault of soulless artificiality that daily pursues the lives we inhabit.”
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