HeyJaredLetters to the Netherwood
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Steps Towards the Door (opens the original)
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Over these past 19 weeks, the children and I have made our way through the most difficult pathway with an integral piece of our hearts many, many miles away. During our most recent visits, we have made our way through all seven of The Chronicles of Narnia while traveling to and fro. The stories became companions as we traversed the eastern seaboard, carrying us through miles of separation on the road to return.We finished The Last Battle on the final return this week, as our own season of waitin
The Thoughtful Vanity (opens the original)
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Dear NetherwoodAs I sat on my thinking rock on the edge of the forest, I spoke aloud to myself about taking inventory of my life. I had been considering what still served me, what no longer did, and what might simply belong somewhere else entirely.<
Being Emotionally Available in an Emotionally Unavailable World (opens the original)
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Dear Netherwood,Being emotionally available in an emotionally unavailable world can be exhausting.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="2268" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!saRA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%
The Misery Business (opens the original)
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Dear Netherwood,Why does it seem like everyone is competing to be the most miserable?I wrote that a few weeks ago, initially, as the children and I were chatting on our way to the supermarket, as a voice note on my phone. And then I posted it as a note earlier yesterday, and the question won’t leave my mind.Don’t get me wrong, the suffering and struggle of the people of the world is great right now at all different levels.People are at war.People are being oppressed.People are being killed.Peopl
Love Can Be Brave (opens the original)
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Dear Netherwood,This past week, Sera, Lily & The Fox Prince was featured in Independent RI’s Arts & Living section, in a thoughtful article by Bill Seymour.I am deeply grateful for it.Seeing my book written about in a local paper feels like a tender milestone, the kind you tuck away carefully and remember. Sort of like a favorite blossom found and pressed inside of a book to dry and keep for later. This piece also understood something I have hoped readers would feel beneath the story's surface.
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