Unseriously

Happy back to school! Listen, you are welcome to hold to all manner of emotions about this fact - exuberant joy all the way down to woeful lethargy. But you know what can help with ALL of the feels? A little PG Unseriously!
In this episode we have absolute gems of stories from seven previous guests, and each is going to take us somewhere related to a story from way back when in their own school days.
Settle in for the laughs as we
go to detention with Karen Swallow Prior,
go rolling with Nicole Conrad,
hit up the mall with Harrison Scott Key,
drop by the Hot Topic with Annie B. Jones,
sneak away to the piercing salon with Glenna Marshall,
grab a snack at the Canadian Cracker Barrel with Carolyn Weber,
and oh yeah, get our volunteer hours in at the library with Sophie Blackall.

Pack up those backpacks, it’s the PG back to school edit of Unseriously.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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"What! What! What!" It's a mini-bonus with the fabulous Elizabeth Santelmann of Sunshine in My Nest podcast! Aaaaand it's a fun one, as she and Holly give one another a book rec and discuss previous recs. Links to all the titles mentioned are listed below.
Find Elizabeth on Instagram, @sunshineinmynest, and look for her brand new Bible study, Gently Tended, available soon.

Books!
The Many Lives of Mama Love, Lara Love Hardin
The Secret to Confidence, Rebekah Hannah
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Beth Brower
Half Broke Horses and Hang the Moon, Jeanette Walls
The Supper of the Lamb, Robert Farrar Capon

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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It's Unseriously's first ever return guest!! Come celebrate with us as author and host of the Sunshine in My Nest podcast, Elizabeth Santelmann, joins Holly for this HOOT of an episode. Listen in as Elizabeth gets a welfare checkup and discusses her son, the new Chick-fil-A brand ambassador. Find out what that dentist knew that Elizabeth didn't, what Holly knew that Elizabeth didn't (Well!), and all the Barbara Manatee that Elizabeth knew and Holly didn't... AND, not to mention this episode is chock-full of behind the scenes goodness on the creation of Unseriously, in which Elizabeth played a CRUCIAL role.
As with every episode of Sunshine in My Nest, Elizabeth's heart shines though as she discusses her brand new study, Gently Tended: A Grace-Filled Bible Study for Practicing the Spiritual Disciplines, which is available now for preorder. You won't want to miss Elizabeth and Holly's discussion of incorporating the spiritual disciplines (or means of grace) into daily life, showing (not telling) kids about them, and an unexpected discussion on aging.
You can listen to Elizabeth's previous two episodes of Unseriously here and here. Enjoy!

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Provisions have been made"--cover your mouth to catch the giggles from this delightful episode with author and essayist Elizabeth Harwell. Elizabeth is bound to make this awkward when she tells Deanna she is simply never giving back those books, but she is happy to pass Deanna a book on rocks and minerals. Perhaps non-radioactive spiders?
Hope you enjoy this fun jaunt with Holly's real life friend Elizabeth, a funny, kind-hearted deep well of wisdom, and when they settle in from the hijinks they'll discuss how art flourishes friendship and friendship flourishes art, gift economy, passing the peace with their children, and writing funny things for the Tamaras in their lives.
Lots of fun stuff is mentioned so all the links:
Sara Bannerman's Substack
the Storykind podcast with Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang
The World Entire, Elizabeth Brown
that 60-Minutes about Nicholas Winton
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever as a read-aloud
The Giver
Louisiana's Way Home
and, of course, those The RxCKSTxR videos...
You can find Elizabeth on her Substack, The Things I Carry, or her books The Good Shepherd's Pasture or The Good King's Feast.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a fun one with not one...not two...but three accidental near-death experiences with historical fantasy author Emma C. Fox. Listen in as Emma tells Holly about that time with the mushrooms, that time with the ski instructor, and that other time with the horse...and oh yeah, Emma would also like to publicly apologize to Megan's mom.
Laura Lee Sims, you are a legend, and Debbie Bailey...well, your reviews are mixed at this time. Emma can DM you her mailing address.
Check your safety strap and join Holly and Emma live from the accidental black diamond as they cram way too much into five minutes, but also talk about those things we can do for kids that might unknowingly set the course for their lives. They'll also chat about seeking equilibrium between the roles of creative and mom, and trusting God and by letting go of our creative endeavors.
Kimi Cunningham Grant, you get a shout out right alongside John Steinbeck!
Find Emma's books from her publisher, Owl's Nest, follow her on Substack at Hiraeth House (yes, we checked the spelling like four times), or find her at emmafoxauthor.com or on Instagram, @emmafoxbooks. You can preorder her latest release here.
The Arrow and the Crown is the book that was featured at Holly's daughter's birthday and her recommended place to start.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.