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I don’t know about you, but this has been a big week for me! I got an eye-twitch from refreshing my phone so often (LOL saddest confession ever?). I cried about eight times on Tuesday, when my book came out. Mostly from the intensity of it, the feelings of vulnerability, excitement, even—grief? You work on a project for years alone (or with a select han…

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Hi again, For two weeks in a row you’ve heard a lot from me (I wrote all about my novel coming out here, if ya missed it) so I’ll keep this short. This weekend I’m getting my nails done (CAN’T SPELL BOOK WITHOUT BEAUTY…oh wait…), and we’re going to try to hit the beach since it’s almost August and my family has not been to the beach yet (wtf—blame June Gl…

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My third novel, Time’s Mouth, comes out in less than a week, on Tuesday, August 1st. I’m walking around feeling at once nauseated and delighted, full of dread and anxiety, and also hope and excitement. I’ve had a short fuse with my children. I suddenly lose my appetite. I swing between feelings of despair and elation. I keep picking up my book and petting it. I’m considering a getting a sheet cake with the cover printed across it.

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Since you’ve heard a lot from me already, I won’t write too much. This weekend we have a lot going on. Mickey graduates from preschool today (!), and we have his fourth birthday party on Sunday—we’re throwing it early because Bean will be at sleepaway camp the week of Mickey’s actual birthday (August 1). I’m taking Bean and Ginger to see the Barbie movi…

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