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Rise above the tedium and join me in the TreeHouse. Sharing the best ideas and writing, MyLinh Shattan has a particular fondness for words, music, and the power of story. “I adore your podcasts; each and every one is a little gem. You never say three words when two will do. Everything you do shows unusual respect and appreciation for your listeners’ time and intelligence.” Buzz, former Managing Editor for News and Public Affairs Programming at WHRB-FM/Harvard Radio Broadcasting

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Gently Weeps

2026/08/22

Santana vibes on the drive home, Rain on the Roof, and coming full circle. Poetry for emergencies. Geroge Harrison and Poet Coates Kinney.

Is it still there? Flag Day and Those Who Serve

2026/06/15

A Flag Day speech on the flag, the anthem, and those who serve in the armed forces.

I deny that I died for anything.

2026/05/28

About a soldier who wrote his own eulogy and a graveside visit. Toolbox for 9 to 99: a note on tense.

One Thing My Daughter Has That I Did Not

2026/05/01

For twelve years I’ve been sharing books with you in this letter. Today I’m sharing my own. Raising Athena: A Mother and Daughter Attend West Point Thirty Years Apart. With three excerpts and reader comments. For military parents, veterans, and anyone who knows the weight of watching someone they love choose to serve. Signed Copies available. Visit my site book page: treehouseletter.com/raisingathena

A Veteran's Four-Word Rule

2026/04/08

On leadership and rhetoric. One book recommendation, one restaurant recommendation. A Goodreads Giveaway and book launch update.

Old Boys Rugby: "Scum of the Earth" Sings Second

2026/03/31

Army Rugby Alumni Match in Aldie, VA. Bawdy ballad & Army songs. Poetry for emergencies. Ages 13 and up.

Tsundoku and Goodreaads giveaway

2026/03/25

On the joy of unread books and an independent review as a debut author. Wordnerd Studio pickups IndieReader review & ratingGoodreads giveaway for Raising Athena

Stick Season, 10000 Hours, and a Book on the Way

2026/03/16

On publishing and writing craft today, and a first-of-its-kind book.

Punch, Roll, and Breathe: The Art of Audiobook Narration

2026/03/09

How a book becomes voice and the creative process

The Man in Row 9

2026/01/30

On travel, reading speed, and who's watching you. The military and unconventional skills. Bonus - book recommendation. Learn more at TreeHouseLetter.com

On Fathers and Storytelling: The Merchant of Saigon

2026/01/07

An ancient tale. Toolbox for writers: Murder your darlings.

Poetry for Emergencies: Love Fiercely

2025/12/05

"Sometimes I make things more complicated than they have to be." Learn about David Whyte's poem and a podcast on writing. Moreover, what is it you revere enough to pay daily homage?

When Life is Like a Country Music Song

2025/11/27

Grief meets gratitude in a Queens market, a raw Thanksgiving letter, and how writing can create a kind of Deja Vu. Michelle Zauner, CS Lewis.

In the Bardo: Referring to the Dead in the Present Tense

2025/09/11

On the death of a parent, buddhism, and a return to the TreeHouseLetter. How three sentences from Salman Rushdie's memoir provide comfort after losing my mother.

Saigon, 50 Years Ago Today

2025/04/30

The Prologue of my upcoming memoir opens on the embassy roof as my father escapes with the U.S. Ambassador on the last helicopter out of Saigon in 1975. This is my origin story. Just how will those final hours and the iconic and tragic end of an era in U.S. history figure into her life and her daughter’s? Listen to this excerpt of Raising Athena, a Memoir; A Mother and Daughter Attend West Point 30 Years Apart.