This is simple. I'm Tish Oxen Rider.

Hey friends, in this episode I'm talking to my friend and co-host Christine Bailey and as always

we're talking more about what we wrote about this week. Christine and her husband Stephen

host kindred dinners on their farm once a quarter where over a hundred people gather just outside

Nashville for a true farm-to-table feast complete with live music, locally made beer, and

beyond.

It's on my wish list to make it to one of their dinners one day.

So she pulls back the curtain for us and talks about what it's like to put on an event like this,

basically in your own home.

It's a big undertaking that involves quite a few people. And then this week I

wrote about two seemingly opposite ideas. I've read about this in two books

recently but they actually play really nicely together.

This idea of both ignoring the noun and focusing on the verb and about embracing the noun

in order to accomplish the verb.

You'll see what I mean as we get going in the chat because it has nothing to do with grammar.

So we'll get right into it, but first, a fun new thing to tell you about.

I have started a sub-stat community and it's officially replacing Patreon.

So if you're currently a patron, check your email because I wrote about it earlier this

week and if you're not yet, you may really like this.

I do. It fits the style and ethos of my work really well as a writer and I couldn't be more excited about it.

So check out more details through the link in the show notes of this episode or head to the Art of Simple.net slash community.

Basically it's a place where we'll talk about all sorts of things, especially about

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