Tsh talks to her good friend, Sarah Mackenzie, about what makes good stories (especially for our kids). She's got a HUGE new project in the works: not only a new children's book, but a new publishing house! When it's hard to publish new classics that tell timeless truths, you gotta start the company yourself. Why do we need more stories that tell us things that were as true a thousand years ago as they are today? Listen in.

Tsh's newsletter + website

Pick up a round of drinks

Come to Italy with us — next month!

Our recommended reads

Sarah Mackenzie's work: Read-Aloud Revival & Waxwing Books

A Little More Beautiful, Sarah's forthcoming picture book

Julia Cameron's morning pages

Ira Glass' The Gap

Tomie DePaola

Breaking Bread With The Dead, by Alan Jacobs

Breezy Brookshire on Instagram

Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney

You Can Draw in 30 Days, by Mark Kistler

I Miss My Cafe + The Hole & Corner playlist

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