This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Tsh Oxenreider, teacher, podcaster, literary tour guide, and author of Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent.

They discuss the challenging art of graceful endings, the perils of absolute accessibility, and what sets the Advent season apart from merely a "happy clappy countdown to Christmas."

This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with <a href="https://tshoxenreider.com/">Tsh Oxenreider</a>, teacher, <a href="https://tshoxenreider.com/podcast">podcaster</a>, literary tour guide, and author of <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780736980609">Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent</a>.
They discuss the challenging art of graceful endings, the perils of absolute accessibility, and what sets the Advent season apart from merely a "happy clappy countdown to Christmas."

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

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S2 E47: Tsh Oxenreider

In this  episode, Jaclyn Hoselton, Kate Pocklington, and Cara Peregrino read personal essays in which they leave home and cross international borders. Jaclyn Hoselton reflects on what it means to be a Mexican-American who speaks German but not Spanish. Kate Pocklington leaves a temporary but beloved home in India to return to her homeland of Australia. And Cara Peregrino leaves Scotland for the United States, where she has to learn new birds—and finds a few of her old favorite birds waiting for her. 

"Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.

Sponsored by The Habit Membership.

In this&nbsp; episode, Jaclyn Hoselton, Kate Pocklington, and Cara Peregrino read personal essays in which they leave home and cross international borders. Jaclyn Hoselton reflects on what it means to be a Mexican-American who speaks German but not Spanish. Kate Pocklington leaves a temporary but beloved home in India to return to her homeland of Australia. And Cara Peregrino leaves Scotland for the United States, where she has to learn new birds&mdash;and finds a few of her old favorite birds waiting for her.&nbsp;
"Leaving Home Stories,&rdquo; is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.
Sponsored by <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Leaving Home Stories: Jaclyn Hoselton, Kate Pocklington, Cara Peregrino

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/4f18dd16-6212-4df6-a22a-b494002cb6f8/transcript

In this especially wistful episode, S.D.G. Morgan tells about returning to a childhood home that has been condemned since he lived there, Heather Cadenhead remembers one of her childhood homes with mixed feelings, and Karen Wells tells about her senior year of high school, when it was time to leave her childhood home and she wasn't able to.

"Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.

Sponsored by The Habit Membership.

In this especially wistful episode, S.D.G. Morgan tells about returning to a childhood home that has been condemned since he lived there, Heather Cadenhead remembers one of her childhood homes with mixed feelings, and Karen Wells tells about her senior year of high school, when it was time to leave her childhood home and she wasn't able to.
"Leaving Home Stories,&rdquo; is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.
Sponsored by <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Leaving Home Stories: S.D.G. Morgan, Heather Cadenhead, and Karen Wells

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/68535e98-46e9-4982-a793-b48d002ebec9/transcript

In this episode, Reagan Dregge gets congratulated for her beautiful Midwestern accent, a taxi driver teaches Rachael Watson about hospitality, and Michelle Watson misbehaves in Italy.

"Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.

Sponsored by The Habit Membership.

In this episode, Reagan Dregge gets congratulated for her beautiful Midwestern accent, a taxi driver teaches Rachael Watson about hospitality, and Michelle Watson misbehaves in Italy.
"Leaving Home Stories,&rdquo; is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.
Sponsored by <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Leaving Home Stories: Reagan Dregge, Rachael Watson, Michelle Watson

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/7fc46ad1-f989-4872-be2b-b48600b02d03/transcript

S2 E47: Tsh Oxenreider

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