I thought that reading Chapter 1 / the introduction would be better than trying to explain it again. The first edition of my new book is out now. Eeek.
https://www.thejoyformidable.com/collections/shy-western
(Hugger is a book and an album that belong to each other — songs and stories twined around nature, science, and the small connections that make us human.
The First Edition lands October 22 (2025), with the album following January 26 (2026).
Here you’ll find the threads that tie it all together: behind-the-scenes moments, readings, music, and glimpses of the journey that shaped it.)
