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Rhonda Strickland's avatar

"Reality, gone flat from sitting out too long, has been re-carbonated." That sentence!

The inflated souffle that falls! Captures that all too frequent writerly phenomenon perfectly.

I love Joy Williams. Haven't read this particular story but will now.

Thank you for these exquisite essays, and for sharing your unique way into experiencing literature. You've changed how I read! ❣Merry Christmas❣

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Ben Dolnick's avatar

Thank you Rhonda!

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Debra's avatar

Wow. Thank you. Merry Christmas and hoping for a happy new year of more of your posts.

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hw's avatar

Another utterly enchanting essay...

Thank you for a year of respites from reality.

Happy holidays!

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Debra Hotaling's avatar

Thank you for this. Merry Christmas.

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Patricia Jaeger's avatar

How delightful, and thank you for these two sentences. "Let’s just toss out this sad sunken thing and open a pint of ice cream." And, "Reading it is a spacious sort of bliss." Merry Christmas to you too.

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Jane Adams's avatar

Wow. A stunner. Here’s to more of this, not to be greedy., but thank you!

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