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Everyone carries something invisible to work.
It arrives quietly, with quote cards from the book and occasional updates on new writing and small gifts.
“A small moment at work opens a whole life. No lessons, no polish, just a person carrying love and fear into an ordinary room. You recognize yourself.”
I'm Gideon Harris.
For years I've sat with people in the moments after their guard comes down — the quiet strain, the effort it takes just to show up.
Those conversations became stories. They circulated online not because they offered advice, but because people said they felt seen.
That's what this book is.
Nineteen true stories about work. About holding yourself together while life keeps pressing in. About everything that never makes it into a job title but shapes how a Monday feels.
"Glitter Shoes" is where it begins.
From the opening chapter, “Glitter Shoes”
“Can I bring my daughter with me?”
That’s what he asked the night before his final interview.
Quietly.
Almost hesitantly.
“She’s 4.
I couldn’t find childcare last minute.
I totally understand if it’s a dealbreaker.”
It wasn’t.
The words hung there between us.
Simple.
Human.
A father asking permission.
Not for himself,
but for her.
Because sometimes the hardest part of showing up is showing up with your whole life in tow.
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