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My Book Has Launched!

11/19/2018

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And it was just amazing. 

An afternoon of open heart and deep sharing and community connection and  these amazing musicians and talented artists offering their work and this yummy food and great wine and cold beer and we sold books that allows us to give even more to our community through the Greater Goods Relief Fund.

And we talked about Paradise, California and Malibu, California and we held these towns in our hearts and in our prayers because we understand. And we talked about climate change and our earth and we honored the spirits of the North and the South and the East and the West and gave thanks to their power and promised to honor and care for this land.

And I met people I already knew through social media and through the making of this book. Faces were added to names that I had been saying out loud for soon it will be ten months and to meet these people who gave their stories and their photographs and their art and their heart so willingly and with such grace and candor—this was amazing for me.

And we made the front page of the New York Times! I mean...the NEW YORK TIMES!!!!

I feel blessed to have been able to create this book with my book partner and sweet friend and I feel such joy that this launch was such a beautiful gathering. To be able to support my community—the tangible losses of home and job and the emotional grief that comes when a town is surrounded by fire—this fills my heart. 

At one point a friend pulled my eyes up for a moment from the books I was signing as the Ojai sunset graced us with a beautiful pink sky and I took it all in. 

Thank you for reading my writing today.
FROM THE FIRE: Ojai Reflects on the Thomas Fire
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Jane
11/19/2018 09:41:47 am

Unbelievable 🤡🤡🤡. You made the FRONT PAGE of the NY Times😊😜😀😅😂🤣😁😄😍🥰. How was!!

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Marlene Caraballo link
11/20/2018 03:50:45 pm

This is so wonderful! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

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