Art by Rubi McGroryNormally the “big” (numbered) issues of TAoN come out at the start of every other week, but No. 209 is early, because today marks the first day of The Chit Chat Challenge, a team-up brought to you by Rubi McGrory of the awesome Iridescent Ordinary newsletter, and TAoN.Rubi announced the Challenge on Tuesday: So here goes: the Great Spring 2026 Chit Chat Challenge. Rob Walker of The Art of Noticing and I triple-dog-dare you talk to a stranger every day for ten days. Easy peasy. Bonus points for sharing your stories.Starting Thursday April 23 for ten days, you will initiate a conversation with a person unknown to you. About anything. Or nothing. The particulars are totally up to you: fellow dog walkers, plane seatmate, the mail lady; the weather, the footie, the meaning of life.She’ll be posting in IO (so subscribe!) and on her Substack Notes feed, and I’ll have some Chat posts here on TAoN, plus there’s a chat thread where people are already sharing Chat Tips, and…
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