July 2026 Newsletter - Small Spaces, Big Feelings

This is the audio version of the July 2026 Chatterbox newsletter.Jacqui recounts revisiting Orkney Island’s 5,000-year-old Maeshowe tomb, including Viking runic “graffiti,” and describes managing claustrophobia. Hear about an encounter with a surprise patron at the McLean & Eakin bookstore in Petoskey. Jacqui will be appearing at the Holland Literary Festival on September 12, 2026. Jacqui gives a callout to writers to submit their short stories for consideration to be featured on the podcast. Naomi Kutner’s The Retired Assassin’s Guide to Country Gardening is reviewed.


Here are links mentioned in the newsletter:

www.Jacquilents.com

Story Share Form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJbL03dUMRa1amHt3vTPFF9Rxa6X2GZIDublu3op-Oh-rAMQ/viewform

Episode 69 - Story Share - Moving

https://www.jacquilents.com/podcast-eps/story-share-moving

If you want more comfort read suggestions, check my videos on my website.

https://www.jacquilents.com/bookrecs‍ ‍

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