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Finally had a chance to listen to your first three chapters, Julie, and so excited to see where this goes! I’m really loving Grace and interested in her work during this insane period. I also love the use of the student’s perspectives on the climate crisis and what hope means to different people. Very cool.

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Thanks so much for reading, Troy, and for sharing your impressions. The timing is indeed surreal, especially as I've been working on this for a lonnnnnng time.

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Favorite nuggets in this chapter: Ansel Adams as enviroporn and people in a suburb referred to as the last crop. So good, Julie!

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Thanks for reading, Ben. 😌

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"Climate is a forest, weather is a tree" I wrote that down the moment I heard it Julie...

Once again your skill in telling the details is outstanding!

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Wonderful, Susie! I can totally see those posters. Ha! Maybe I should open an Etsy. ☺️

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Bloody hell, absolutely, yes!

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Yes! Just here with so much admiration, Julie.

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Thanks for all of it, Mary Beth.

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Felt all the layered sadnesses of this chapter, skilfully revealed. Grace is a beautiful soul.

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Thanks for being here, Sally.

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Wonderful Julie. I sat down last night before dinner with only a few minutes to read a few paragraphs, but then found myself so absorbed that I couldn’t stop. Grace’s character, her passion, her inner conflicts—I’m so enjoying how you’re developing all of this!

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Aww, thanks so much, Kimberly. I appreciate you.

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Climate is a forest, weather is a tree..I love that. I enjoy your writing style, and I like where this seems to be going! That last letter is gripping, as is the ballad. I’m fond of the Metro/Bay region. I was born on Andrews and we returned to Calvert County/Solomons every year for vacation on the bay.

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Thanks for reading, Rob. Glad you’re enjoying it. This is a special region indeed.

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