It’s coming. This Christmas. My first book. So many of you backed my Kickstarter ages ago. So
It’s coming. This Christmas. My first book. So many of you backed my Kickstarter ages ago. So many of you have poured your kindness on me, encouraged me, given me voice and confidence. I’ve worked for a year and a half writing this thing. Writing so many things. Testing words and thoughts. Letting them become their own thing. . It’s not a travel memoir. It’s not a travelogue. It’s not a novel. I’ve tried those things, and they came back sounding like imitation. What I’ve uncovered is the book I have inside me. It isn’t the description of travel and place, but rather the inner work that travel does on identity. It’s down river. Travel is the snow on the mountain. This book is the river canyon down stream.. the result of the snow melt. It’s a collection of contemplative essays. On travel. On growing up. On the weird world we live in that isn’t weird at all. On living on the terms life gives us. On pushing back. On the rules and how to break them. . I’ve taken so many of the passages that I’ve posted here, and expanded them. If you have favorites, tell me which ones. (DM me) I’m organizing and compiling now. . It came down to this: what is the book I needed to read when I was younger? What’s the book I need right now? What do I need to say to myself? . Thanks for being patient with me. The wait is coming to an end very soon. You’ll be able to order it from Amazon. . Thank you for leading me into myself. I hope you guys like it, use it, hold it close. It is me, and I want to be held in your hands. . Hopefully it’ll be ready for orders by Thanksgiving. I’ll keep you updated. . : @sophiabush -- source link