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This post is a satisfying feast, and for me, the most nourishing course is the excerpt from your novel. You have a rare ability to render poetic prose and ground it in tangible, tactile details that create a world that is both magical and believable. I would love to see you unleash more of your fiction, promoting it from the back burner to the dining room table. Thanks for sharing it. Keep going!

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Dear Ben, thank you for this beautiful vote of confidence. It's just what I needed today. 🔥

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Julie, I read this twice to let it all soak in, and intend to read it again along with your December and January Walden stories. Incredible! I love how you intertwined your fiction, beautifully done! I'm excited to subscribe and begin practicing hope. Thank you!

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Welcome, Cherie! So glad Tara gave us a place to connect. I'll be reading yours tomorrrow! 😊🔥

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Even before I came to the words body-prayer, I could see the altar forming. I love prose that reads like poetry and this was lovely.

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Thanks so much for reading! Glad you enjoyed it.

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So much here! The fiction was a beautiful juxtaposition.

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Thanks for reading, Sal.

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More fiction please! And I think it can stand on its own if you want it to.

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Probably best, in the long run. This was more of a test. 🙃

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An excellent test.

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I lived reading your fiction excerpt Julie! It's beautifully written and rendered using such a real way. I think it's a fascinating premise and I would love to read more. Could you serialise your fiction into separate posts perhaps?

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Thanks for the encouragement, Ruth. I plan to strategize doing just that but have so far yielded to Resistance. I do have a couple of stories in the final polishing stage, so I’m running out of excuses. 😊

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Haha yes. Just do it. Give them plenty of space to breath :)

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I took a photo of my kitty basking in a sunbeam, but can’t attach or paste it here.

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Yeah, it’s annoying. If you follow the link to the chat, you should be able to share a photo there.

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