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Writer. Doodler. Thread Puller.
Adam R. Nettesheim
About 13 Short Stories of Longing:
A house wren, a clarinet, a monk and a little sprout . . .
When Adam R. Nettesheim began writing short stories for Cultivating Magazine in 2019 he had no thought of writing them all with a common theme. But as he was invited to put them together in a printed compilation, it became clear that longing was the common thread that wove them all together.
13 SHORT STORIES OF LONGING follow characters through grief and hardship, but each points towards something beyond their present circumstances. Sometimes those longings are met by the end of the story, sometimes hope is all they are left with, but each declares that there is something beyond what is visible to the eye that pulls our hearts upward, when all else pulls them back.
The hope of any story in this book is to invite the readers to consider where all our longings might truly find what they pointed us to all along, even when it’s hardest to see.
Latest On-Line Publications
Recent Articles in Cultivating Magazine
Pulling on Threads in Public
2026 C.S. Lewis Writer's conference
AV For Our Common Community:
What AI Cannot Replace (Video Available)
talk given at the 2024 Rocky Mountain AVXpo
UPCOMING
Previous Speaking:
C.S. Lewis Writer’s Conference: Cultivating A Writer’s Life! (2024)
Session title: On Communion, Community, and WritingRocky Mountain AVXpo (2023) Session Title: AV FOR OUR COMMON HUMANITY
ROcky Mountain AVXPO (2022) Session Title: AV For Our COmmon GOOD
Pepperdine Bible Lectures: A Broken Halelujiah (2019)
Session TitlE: Seeing GOd Thru The Arts
Presented with Jennifer Rundlett, founder of God thru the arts
Illustration
Cover Design & Illustrations
13 Short Stories of Longing
by Adam R. Nettesheim
Adam created all of the illustrations for his book "13 Short Stories of Longing" including the cover design.
Cover Design
Ancient and New
by Danielle Mellema
Adam was commissioned to create the cover art for Danielle Mellema's book "Ancient and New: Storied Pathways of the Kingdom Coming."
Store
Links for where to purchase Adam's work.
Only the Lover Sings: Meditations on the Woman at the Well in Story and Song $16.99
The face-to-face encounter between Jesus and the woman at the well sets the stage for both Matthew Clark’s musical album and this series of thoughtful essays from Andrew Roycroft, Lanier Ivester, Théa Rosenburg, Adam Whipple, Heidi White, Jessie Todd, Adam R. Nettesheim, Amy Baik Lee, Junius Johnson, and Rex Bradshaw. Only the Lover Sings, the first book/album duo of The Well Trilogy, explores the ways God invites every one of us to bravely turn towards Jesus and be surprised by the gladdening light welling up in his face–a meeting that overflows as a life of grateful song.
13 Short Stories of Longing $20.00
When Adam R. Nettesheim began writing short stories for Cultivating Magazine in 2019, he had no thought of writing them all with a common theme. But as he was invited to put them together in a printed compilation, it became clear that longing was the common thread that wove them all together. 13 Short Stories of Longing follows characters through grief and hardship, but each points towards something beyond their present circumstances. Sometimes those longings are met by the end of the story, sometimes hope is all they are left with, but each declares that there is something beyond what is visible to the eye that pulls our hearts upward, when all else pulls it back. The hope of any story in this beautiful paperback is to invite the readers to consider where all our longings might truly find what they pointed us to all along, even when it’s hardest to see.
"... Adam’s stories remind me more of parables
than a typical short-story.
... some merry and sweet, some poignant and piercing, yet they all are rooted in goodness.”
Lancia E. Smith
Founder & Publisher of Cultivating Oaks Press
www.cultivatingoakspress.com
www.lanciaesmith.ink
“(Adam)’s such a tender, fun and open hearted writer, and I’m so thankful to have
him be a part of this book
(Only the Lover Sings: Part One of the Well Trilogy)...”
Matthew Clark
Singer - Songwriter - Storyteller
www.matthewclark.net
To connect with Adam:
contact@adamrnettesheim.com
© 2026 Adam R. Nettesheim