Eddie is 90 and still waiting for his first kiss. Bella is 24 but has lost the love of her life. When they meet, Bella makes it her mission to help him find love.

To read the full review, I’d love to have you check it out and subscribe here: elicitingesperance.substack.com

A bookstore in my community was recently damaged in a fire. Luckily the store didn’t burn, but they’ve had to close to remediate smoke and soot damage. Please buy from them! It’s a true gem, and I hope they make it through this crisis: www.bookmiser.net

More here:
open.substack.com/pub/elicitin...

Just interrupting your day with my work buddy. I’m doing an on-paper read through and markup of the manuscript I’ve been in the thick of revising this fall, and Hanna is taking a nap. The world is a lot right now, and maybe you need this cute dog pic as much as I did.

My 8 yo and I started watching The Great British Baking Show yesterday…so of course today she made a cake! She says she wants to be a baker because of the combination of two things she loves: science and creativity ❤️

Thrilled to share this gorgeous logo for my business created by @fireflystudiospottery, as well as this very cool feature Shout Out Atlanta just published on me: shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-sarah-b.... Thank you to my friend @jabaleyjennifer for the nomination!!

Could not be more excited about both!!!

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

#RightToReadDay

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Y’all I’m showing up for #RightToReadDay. I LOVE books (obviously) and the public library and librarians, and they need some love.

How to stay hopeful when things feel hopeless…
…Or how not to lose your shit when you’re overwhelmed.

☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻 my new essay, hitting inboxes now. If you subscribe, thank you! If not, you can read the rest (and I’d love it if you’d subscribe) here:

www.sarahberke.com/essays

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Part of my vision for my company, #EsperanceCreative, is someday to build a base of clients who create in LOTS of mediums, because there’s so much I believe that we can learn from each other outside of our own craft communities.

Grateful to my creative colleague @andreacneil @twobirdsediting for letting me guest post today!

Full article here: open.substack.com/pub/twobirds...

And I’d love to know what YOUR must haves are!

I’d love to work with YOU, too!! www.esperancecreative.com

I truly loved working with @kristenfinello on a gorgeous website for her, the very first one for #EsperanceCreative to go live! Check it out at www.kristenfinello.com.

I’m offering 10% off the project fee for anyone who signs up www.sarahberke.com/ec-website by the end of Feb!

Matriarch of gorgeous, messy, imperfectly beautiful family gets devastating diagnosis and she and her husband decide that instead of waiting for her to lose the ability to really live, they’re going to end their lives together in one year’s time.

Full review: www.instagram.com/p/DFviZSVpyI...

“What would you do even if you knew that you might very well fail? What do you love doing so much that the words failure and success essentially become irrelevant? What do you love even more than you love your own ego? How fierce is your trust in that love?”

Writing is endurance. It is a beloved commitment. It means saying, “Yes, I’m still writing.”

Writing is finishing, and the strength to finish without perfection.

#writing #writingtips

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My name is Sarah Berke, I'm a writer and mom trying to figure out how to make all the magic. I write emotionally resonant stories about family, friendship, and the tragedies and joys of life. And...now I'm excited to say that I've also launched a company!