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This month I launched Neighborhood Literary, an agency with an extra focus on taking care of local writer communities.
🏠 The door is open.
🫖 The kettle is on.
✨ Come on in.
Eric Smith
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Eric Smith
@ericsmithrocks
Founder + Literary Agent at Neighborbood Literary, Author, Dad. Latest novel, WITH OR WITHOUT YOU (@InkyardPress). Loves @BeautyBritches.
- I don't think any of you understand just how pure corgis are. He keeps trying to share that bone with his reflection in our closet mirrors.
00:00 - I quit drinking coffee back in December for health reasons, so here's my thinkpiece on living my best life without caffeine: I've wanted to murder everyone for the past two months and still do. That's it. That's the post. Thank you.
- “Eat cheese and sin.” This is… the best street art sticker I’ve ever seen?!
- Today a little girl at kindergarten drop off kept trying to chat with my kiddo, who kept walking off. I told her “he doesn’t really talk just yet” and she said “I know, but you have to try.” Anyhow. The kids are alright. 🥹
- 2016: Trump won't win. 2017: President Trump can't do that, can he? 2018: You watching The Hunger Games tonight? I hope my District wins.
- I think there’s a first date going on near me and it’s a disaster: “You know Harry Potter?” “Not really.” “The movies?” “No.” “I’m a Hufflepuff.” “Congrats?” GET OUT OF THERE SWEET HUFFLEPUFF.
- Parenting Tip: If your toaster has been smelling weird all week, check inside! There could be a Lightning McQueen race car at the bottom. Know. The. Signs.
- CAN I BE CONTROVERSIAL FOR A MINUTE? WHEN KIDS GROW UP NOT SEEING THEMSELVES IN BOOKS THEY GROW UP FEELING LIKE THEY DON'T MATTER. Fix it.
- Shout out to the guy sitting next to me on my flight, who had to deal with me waking up, twice, in a panic because I thought I “missed my stop.” The way you said, twice, “sir we are on a plane” was soothing. You were the MVP of this flight. May this week bring you good things.
- Baby bounces. Corgi bounces back. They are caught in an infinite loop of cuteness.
00:00 - Last Christmas I gave you my heart And the very next day You gave it 1 star on Goodreads “This reads like it’s written for teens.” It’s a YA novel You jerk.
