I Assure You I Saved Nothing for the Swim Home

I Assure You I Saved Nothing for the Swim Home


Here in the literary center of the world, it feels like the right place to launch my little boat into the ocean; my agent, Margaret, told me as I started writing this book to “save nothing for the swim home” and I assure you I did not. This is how I know the last five years have changed me for the better: I feel quiet and unafraid of all of it. I told an interviewer this morning: “I know I am in my integrity because not one sentence of AWAKE is keeping me up at night.” Other people can say what they say, but I have said what I said, thoughtfully and with great care.

Author: Jen Hatmaker


Published at: 2025-09-22 22:08:18

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