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Josh Gondelman's avatar

Imo the critique of "monetizing journal entries" is just dismissing essayistic writing, which is a classic genre!!!!

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Erin Baldwin's avatar

As always, this is beautifully written and real, (tried to find the line that stopped me in my tracks, but now am too impatient, maybe it was "if we could really live in the beauty of those who love us over those who don’t, maybe we wouldn’t be so afraid to exist and be seen")--which makes it art, brave and true. Also, thus, worth paying for, so I'm going to rectify my bad right now. Thanks.

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Bill ODonnell's avatar

Keep going, this newsletter helps me a lot. ❤️

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Pam Haglund's avatar

You don't need to but you have set the world on fire.

Mom

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Libby Waterford's avatar

❤️ Loved this!

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tamara m's avatar

i too wish to be encouraged and approved of, but not perceived. i will thus perceive your writing silently though i am saying these words aloud as i type them :)

i appreciate your writing because above all, even when it seems silly, it's a distraction from that burning hoarder house* we call america, and anyone creating anything out of their own brain (unless a robot wrote this, in which case, well-done impersonation) deserves all the accolades and thanks for a brief reprieve from the garbage.

*i mean, you created my new favorite metaphor just now. anyway, thanks for saying something.

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Rebecca Marshall's avatar

I really enjoy listening to you from afar... and love virtually getting to know your children... you're doing great, sweetie... but really

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