diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d48636d..8c57d82 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -145,3 +145,6 @@
 [submodule "avy"]
 	path = avy
 	url = git@github.com:wilderjds/avy.git
+[submodule "explain-pause-mode"]
+	path = explain-pause-mode
+	url = https://github.com/lastquestion/explain-pause-mode
diff --git a/ace-window b/ace-window
index c7cb315..79ac901 160000
--- a/ace-window
+++ b/ace-window
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c7cb315c14e36fded5ac4096e158497ae974bec9
+Subproject commit 79ac9016d62a4e4ede9460380e9664785aa1bcc4
diff --git a/avy b/avy
index 955c8de..8a8a333 160000
--- a/avy
+++ b/avy
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 955c8dedd68c74f3cf692c1249513f048518c4c9
+Subproject commit 8a8a333dedad0fd8217c806a1ceeb9c0c2fb1d56
diff --git a/emacs-color-theme-solarized b/emacs-color-theme-solarized
index 56ac1d2..aee7ff2 160000
--- a/emacs-color-theme-solarized
+++ b/emacs-color-theme-solarized
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 56ac1d2513362eabe833fd630e21bfbb6f7c1b6f
+Subproject commit aee7ff22976d732d0161e252c14f91b699afbb08
diff --git a/explain-pause-mode b/explain-pause-mode
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..2356c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/explain-pause-mode
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 2356c8c3639cbeeb9751744dbe737267849b4b51