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Hey there,
What a difference a week makes! π€― Earlier this week we reached an 80-degree high and youβd never guess that just a few days prior snowmageddon reached fever pitch on poor olβ Texasβ infrastructure. Our family is doing just fine; thanks to the many of you whoβve asked. School, work, daydreaming about raised garden beds when someone should be writing their book manuscriptβ¦ π€ Basically, life is back to normal.
Surfing in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, Japan.Β #
5 Quick Things βοΈ
1.Β Thereβs a real, actual reason humanity is drawn to fiction.
2.Β The pressure felt by a short afternoon walk βΒ βIt feels as if Iβm your lover, friend, and therapist all wrapped into one and, frankly, itβs making me uncomfortable.β
3.Β Why am I fascinated by these Oceanβs Eleven-esque real-life art heists? I donβt know, but I am.
4. Looking forward to reading more of this.
5.Β And finally, two things: This week Seth and I talk about why we have to find meaning in our work for it to sustain us βΒ I love this topic.
Andβ¦ we also moved the podcast to its own Substack! Yep, you can now subscribe to A Drink With a Friendβs newsletter, where youβll both get all new episodes, plus eventually enjoy some exclusive extras like essays from the both of us and additional after-the-show recordings (we also envision it as a safe space for those of you who really want to wrestle with faith questions and issues in a private, understanding community). Weβd love you to sign up so you know when we publish the goodness!
Currently Reading, Watching, Listening π§
Rereading my well-worn copy of The Backyard Homestead, by Carleen Madigan as well as my find from last year, Grow Food for Free by Huw Richards
Quotable π¬
βThe person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around him will create community.β
β Dietrich BonhoefferΒ #
From the Community π
This week I asked what everyoneβs currently reading, and as always, itβs a lively discussion (itβs one of the favorite questions asked!). I shared that Iβm in a fiction slump and you guys did not disappoint with great suggestions. Seriously, get to that thread with a pencil in hand.
Elsewhere (by someone else*) π

*Because Iβm not on social media much these days while I work on another writing project. But I agree with these wise words. π
Have a good weekend!
xo, Tsh
p.s.Β This is so chaotic and weird and funny. (And as an aside, I love the βI love youβs.)