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july news:  {briefly} back in the studio
july news: {briefly} back in the studio

home from highlights camp, happy mail sticker club continues, & another big city adventure just around the corner!

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hallie bertlingJuly 14, 2022
highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself!
highlights summer camp in fiction!! {almost} the best version of myself!

i got to go to the highlights foundation summer camp in fiction on a scholarship, and i’m not sure i’ll ever recover from just how spectacular it was.

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hallie bertlingJuly 14, 2022 Comment
a june full of new stories!
a june full of new stories!

happy mail sticker club, headed to summer (writing) camp, & more june*tastic news from the halthegal studio. :)

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hallie bertlingJune 11, 2022
why i decided to close my halthegal  etsy shoppe.
why i decided to close my halthegal etsy shoppe.

i closed my etsy shoppe earlier this month. here’s the nitty-gritty memoir of where i started and why i shut it down… :)

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hallie bertlingMay 27, 2022
announcing... THE SUMMER STICKER CLUB!!
announcing... THE SUMMER STICKER CLUB!!

Ii’ll miss happy mail the most… so i’m sending it to the crayon box!!

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hallie bertlingMay 10, 2022
birthday month news:  etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more!
birthday month news: etsy shoppe closing, giveaways, a writing scholarship, and more!

happy birthday month to me!! there is a LOT of information in this post… gotta catch it all! ;D

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hallie bertlingMay 7, 2022
denmark diaries {april 2022}
denmark diaries {april 2022}

where crayons provide shelter for those standing guard; where church, the royal family, & the arts are in perfect alignment; and where "danishes" are called "vienna bread" because the danes are just that humble.

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hallie bertlingMay 5, 2022Comment
a little april showering of news...
a little april showering of news...

welcome spring! read on for a fan*tastic in*person event recap, reading highlights, and bucket list travel!!

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hallie bertlingApril 18, 2022
back from a big city adventure and back in the studio!
back from a big city adventure and back in the studio!

read along for bookish nyc adventures, new reads, and the re*launch of the crayon box! :D

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hallie bertlingMarch 26, 2022
february colourful updates!
february colourful updates!

it’s the month of glitter hearts and artsy road*trip packing, new faerie tale feet paintings and of course: colourful reads and recommendations! :D

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hallie bertlingFebruary 26, 2022
mount dora art festival this weekend!
mount dora art festival this weekend!

come see me this weekend, february 5 & 6, at the mount dora festival of the arts! three new faerie tale feet originals (now more 3-d than ever!) and a selection of signed, limited edition reproductions, too!

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hallie bertlingFebruary 1, 2022
happy new year! here's some colourful january news!
happy new year! here's some colourful january news!

happy new year! new reads, a new event, new paintings, a fashionable road trip, & more halthegal colorful fun! :D

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hallie bertlingJanuary 17, 2022
yes, i brought a book.
yes, i brought a book.

i’m ready to go back. that is, i went to disney world last week, and i miss it already.

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hallie bertlingDecember 17, 2021
other side of the signing table...
other side of the signing table...

a recap of all the sleep*stealing excitement that was y’all fest 2021!!

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hallie bertlingNovember 18, 2021
colourful november news
colourful november news

this month's colourful news & author photo sneak peek!

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hallie bertlingNovember 11, 2021
to narnia (& beyond!) a lunch with patti callahan
to narnia (& beyond!) a lunch with patti callahan

an author lunch event in which we find both story and meaning.

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hallie bertlingOctober 23, 2021
october updates! road trip recap + book gifting guide! :D
october updates! road trip recap + book gifting guide! :D

two road trips & coming soonish to etsy… brand new art!! and don’t forget to shop EARLY for books this year. read on for my gift giving guide—my fave 2021 reads (so far)!! :D

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hallie bertlingOctober 9, 2021
september updates!
september updates!

NEW etsy card bundles, NEW books, and a REAL event next week!!

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hallie bertlingSeptember 3, 2021
coming soon:  fall 2021 events... i think!!
coming soon: fall 2021 events... i think!!

here come FALL FESTIVALS 2021! event details and a sneak peek at NEW original art i’m bringing to virginia for collecting!!

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hallie bertlingAugust 20, 2021
august 2021 updates!
august 2021 updates!

a peek at my tbr* (*reading mood pending), summer events, and recent recommended reads!

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hallie bertlingAugust 12, 2021
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✨🧡 i think there was only one book i read and didn’t love this month. so here’s the edited super-highlights… {with bonus honorable mentions in the comments!! 🧡✨
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LOST EVANGELINE, by kate dicamillo
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✨👻 it’s a great day to remember: HAMLET is a ghost story!!!! 👻✨
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(for further proof, see my fave episode “hamlet: ghosts & the afterlife “ from @shakespeareanyonepod !!) 🥰🎧💀
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pic one: a bucket list dream I never rea
✨🎃 a recent caffeination & a peek at my fave/honorable mention reads of the month… 🎃✨
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