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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had no idea how emotional I would feel being able to share the cover of my debut picture book, yet here we are 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much. Kristin! It is so true. Something I'll never forget, for sure🥰

ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 1d

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 2d

It's all the spreads of my debut picture book, page after page, everything in my heart.

My family stands around me silent as I flip through. Completely caught off guard, I had no clue how emotional it would be. On a Monday late afternoon, I'm now late to swim practice.❤️🙏😭
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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 2d

It's Monday late afternoon, and we're all running out the door to make it to swim practice on time, when a man arrives with a package.

It's addressed to me and I have no idea.

But when I cut open the tape, I can recognize that unmistakable scent of a book.
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ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social · 3d

A Revision Poem

It takes
but only one sentence,
not three.
We don't ever need
felt or seemed.
We don't even need
suddenly or began.
All we need
is a little courage
to
d e l e t e.