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what you wrote on "hummingbird" (which is beautiful) speaks to so much of what i feel about surrendering to the joy and simplicity of something_wild while holding the fear of its eventual loss in your heart. i think i've been that bird. i think in some ways i still am, broken wings and all. and "palpitate in piqued delight" is a poem in four words.
welcome. i'm so glad you're here.
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The very first words I gave to this place were about a dark eyed junco hidden in a bramble and your own words make me wonder if birds are, somehow, a natural place to start when it comes to Red. It felt like an interesting echo and I loved the turn you took into something that aches—the dream swallowed absolutely…that’s such a powerful image.
Welcome!
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a_question_for_my_mother... What a wild and raw piece of writing! And by wild I mean that it feels like there's something untamed inside it, something that's been carefully kept in check but has forests and hurricanes in its heart. Thank you for sharing your words and your vulnerable truth. I was completely floored when I read this this morning. I'm really glad you're here.
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can i second that? thank you for trusting us with your words. they're so brave, and so important. and so are you.
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I also read that yesterday and, yeah, it's a gut-punch. I wish I didn't relate. (Granted, my mother's occasional hurtful comments are more like "you are not meeting my expectations in this regard" than a series of put-downs, so I probably have the easier time of it.)
Anyway, I wish you strength in the conversations-with-parents department.
And yes, thirded, you write very well! As soon as I read that, I went to check if you'd written anything else. I missed your first two blathes before. Welcome!
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I am so, so moved by the warm welcome and kindness each of you has shown me. It’s intimidating to step into a space with so many excellent writers, but you have made this stranger feel unbelievably accepted.
As you could probably tell, I was going through it. The words came, and they needed somewhere to go. I’m grateful that this is where they wound up.
epitome of incomprehensibility: It’s very nice to meet you. I’m sorry you’ve had a similar experience with your mother. There’s a strange comfort in recognizing someone who has lived beneath the same shell.
Thank you all very much.
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happy_birthday. i'm so grateful you're here — not just in this place, but in the world, and that i'm lucky enough to know you.
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Happy birthday to you! I hope you’re doing something special. I’m grateful for your words.
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I couldn't leave here today without saying happy birthday, now that I know about it! Thanks for your message and your writing more generally. I wish you a wonderful birthday.
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You are all too kind! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes and for the fuzzy feelings.
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To say I relate to everything you wrote on wednesday_again would be a huge understatement. Your writing is so vivid and I find myself right inside the monotony and the struggle. I know it intimately.
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what's it to you?
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