Thus far, my week of spring break is notable for two reasons, one bad and one good:
1) I came down with the worst cold I’ve had in at least five years
2) My new book is here!
The good news is that #2 is so exciting it even makes up for for #1 (and, given the awfulness of this cold, that’s saying a lot). Â The box of books from my publisher arrived on Monday afternoon, and I had to wait until last night to open it (Scott was out of town, and I wanted him to share in the big unveiling). Â It was hard, I tell you: it was kind of like those kids and the marshmallows in the classic psychological experiment. Â I had to draw on reserves of willpower that I haven’t used in a while.
But at last he came home and at the first opportunity I dove into the box.
And here it is!
I had seen the cover before in a digital format, but there is nothing like seeing the real thing.  It’s so pretty; the colors just pop.  (I love that Loyola Press design team — they are so insanely gifted.)

Front cover (I am never far from Kleenex these days)

The design of the back cover is gorgeous too … I love the circles.
As is fitting for a book about the senses, I immediately opened it and breathed in the marvelous new-book smell, gulping it down like oxygen. (I will try that again when the cold is gone — not sure I got the full effect through my congestion).
So it’s here in three dimensions, this book that has meant so much to me. Â In a lot of ways, it’s the book I’ve been wanting to write my entire adult life. Â Now it goes out into the world where it will hopefully entertain and encourage others.
Starting with Scott.
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