
An existential advice column by a priest on a break. This podcast offers audio versions of written posts, and follow-up episodes with a laid back vibe. Ask me anything: dearstu@protonmail.com swilsonsmith.substack.com
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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| Categories | SpiritualityPhilosophySociety & CultureReligion & Spirituality | ||||

Dear Stu,
I am exhausted this week from work and dealing with a sinus infection that won’t seem to go away. Tired as I am, when I go to bed I can’t seem to really wind down and stop thinking. You’d think the meds I’m taking would help put me to sle... more
Dear Fergus and Friends,
I share with you the happy news that:
(1) All Dear Stu posts will soon include voiceover audio at the top of each article.
(2) These audio versions of posts will be available in podcast form to make for a smooth listening ... more
Dear Stu,
I have been dipping my toes into the vast pool of knowledge that is ChatGPT, and I'm wondering if I've gone too far. A little context: I use my AI bot (I've named her "Chatty Patty") A LOT for research, organizing thoughts, planning, autom... more
Spoiler warning: this letter references events and personalities in Welcome to Plathville Seasons 1-4.
Dear Fergus,
Thank you for sharing the tea with me about the hit reality show Welcome to Plathville. I have not been able to keep track of the n... more
Dear Stu,
I am a person of christian faith and I am fascinated by aliens. I don’t see any problem or conflict between faith and science but I do wonder about cases we haven’t encountered yet. Specifically, what happens if/when we discover aliens out... more
Dear Stu,
I had a question come up and I thought about a conversation I had with you some years ago at the Wendy’s tomato protest in Columbus. I had a supervisor once who was nice and normal to me and my coworkers outside of the office—at lunch, dri... more
Content Warning: discussion of body shaming, food consumption shaming.
Dear Stu,
I have lived on my own for almost 20 years now. My town is about 7 hours away from my mother’s house (which I grew up in) and with an income in the range of just gett... more
Dear Fergus,
(A reminder that letters addressed to Fergus are actually to everybody)
Thanks for drawing my attention to that spurious article about the Dalai Lama and Paul McCartney serenading a terminally ill Phil Collins in his hospital bed while... more









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