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Internationally bestselling author of STAY, WHY CAN'T I BE YOU and SWIMMING FOR SUNLIGHT. THE PEOPLE WE KEEP coming from @gallerybooks on 8/3/2021

Had these adorable tiny trailing arbutus flower pi

Had these adorable tiny trailing arbutus flower pins made for a pre-order giveaway I’m working on for The People We Keep! Stay tuned! (But feel free to pre-order now from your favorite bookstore—any pre-order date will work!) #ThePeopleWeKeep #bookstragram

Gnoming it up. #marigolds #gnome #wateringcan #fri

Gnoming it up. #marigolds #gnome #wateringcan #fridaymorning

A nightmare moving situation and some very crabby

A nightmare moving situation and some very crabby tired moments lead to us referring to the plant outside our house as “the f***ing bougainvillea,” and now that it’s blooming and beautiful, every time I see it I think, “Oh! Wow! Look at that f***ing bougainvillea!” It’s gorgeous. #bougainvillea #flowers #california

Today was the first day since Stella died that I f

Today was the first day since Stella died that I felt a little bit like myself again. It’s a new version of me, because I spent more than twelve years with my life wrapped around my dog and without her I can’t be the same — I miss her just as deeply and truly as I loved her. I also spent fifteen years with the book that became The People We Keep existing as a refuge in my mind. April’s world was where my thoughts went whenever I let them wander — whenever I needed to run away. But the book is done, so it’s not mine anymore. If you read it, it belongs to you. If you feel it, then maybe it’s ours because it connects us. But it’s not my secret garden now, and that’s strange. Neither of these great loves of my life are tangible like they were and I’ve been feeling unmoored. I have to meet myself again. I’m trying to be purposeful about it. Fill the space with thoughts and actions and people and things that matter, and reach beyond my experiences to see if there’s something new. After laughing with Jeremy and hiking with Cassie, and getting to take guitar lessons in person again, and play music with a friend and planting seedlings and running many many miles, I can feel some of my core self shining through. Flickering, but there. This isn’t the kind of stuff I like to share. I want to tell you I’m good now. I’ve bounced back. Let me show you my bright side. But we’re all grieving collectively too, trying to come to terms with everything we’ve gone through together and apart. I don’t think it’s fair to say I’m not changed, or not changed too much. So I’m going to push a little further outside my comfort zone and say that I’m still sad and weary and grasping at joy and succeeding and failing at that in equal measure. I am also eager to see who this new me is and to meet the new version of you, too. Collectively, we are weary and strong and kind and trying. There’s no normal anymore, but there’s us, and we can figure it out. It’s okay that we don’t have it all figured out just yet. (And yes, it was unintentional, but I will have the Felicity theme song in my head for days now. Will you? We can sing it together) #selfie #nofilter #newversionofme

I’m trying really hard to stop cramming my head

I’m trying really hard to stop cramming my head with a constant stream of content, which is my biggest crutch when I’m dealing with hard things. I think distraction can be a useful tool…to a point. And then eventually you have to feel your feelings before they start leaking out in strange ways. So today when I went running, I didn’t listen to a podcast. I listened to my thoughts. And when I noticed how beautiful the grass looked swaying in the breeze, I stopped to watch for awhile. I need to remember that trail running isn’t just about the running, it’s also about the trail, and it’s okay to stop and enjoy it. #seenonmyrun

Back at it. Climbing mountains. Looking alike. Tal

Back at it. Climbing mountains. Looking alike. Talking to crows. (crow pic 📸 cred: @cassandra.a.dunn)

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