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Hey there,
Howβs your week been? Can we all agree that (at least in the northern hemisphere), mid-August to mid-September is just nuts? Whoever decided itβd be a great time of year to toss my birthday into the mix? I told Kyle that after this year, we are officially celebrating my birthday on either July 26 or September 26 (itβs August 26) because it never fails to be swamped by all the rigamarole and chaos of a new school year. There were many childhood years when my birthday was literally on the first day of school.
Iβve been sitting on a big reason why this month has been nuts for me, aside from the usualβ¦ my next book, Shadow & Light, officially releases in TEN DAYS! And yep, Iβve hardly said a word about it β not because Iβm not excited for you to read it, but because itβs about Advent, and what sort of crazy person talks about Advent in the heat of late summer when so many of us are focused on the wildness of this fall?
But Iβm happy to finally share this with you, as well as some things I have for you as a thanks for ordering the book early, long before the holidays begin. Early book sales matter in particular for holiday-specific books, because they tell bookstores to have enough when the holiday actually begins.
Take a look! I hope you love it as much as I do.
The fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race in France. #
5 Quick Things βοΈ
1. Today on the pod Iβm starting a three-part series about the fogginess of this fall, and what we can do about it (end even beyond the fall).
2. My lovely friend Meg (and long-time former AoS contributor!) shares with us five affirmations for troubled times. Itβs good to read her words again.
3. Continuing our countdown of the most popular posts of all time on AoS, this one at number 5 is completely irrelevant to me now but it makes me super nostalgic.
4. Toward a Zoom agreement. This little statement is healthy, and I may just use it (or create a version of my own).
5. βBless this holy inconvenienceβ β gah, I love this. (And I love hearing AoS contributor Katherineβs voice!)
Quotable π¬
βSecond only to a soul that will not repent, I wonder if the scariest thing in the world is a heart that will not break.β
β Tyler Blanski
Time Machine β°
Two years ago, Holly wrote about how sheβs learning to listen to herself.
Elsewhere π
Have a good weekend,
xo, Tsh
p.s. My usual artist book-cover-illustrator-in-crime Connie Gabbert designed Shadow & Light β didnβt she do a fabulous job once again? Thank you, Connie! (fun fact: she also did my tattooβ¦)
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Your newborn essentials and cloth diaper posts got me hooked on you when I was 38 expecting a surprise fourth baby after 10 years. Bless you!
Yayayayay! Immediately pre-ordered. So excited!!!
Thank you for writing this. ππ