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Jan 14, 2023Liked by Emily Shetler, Angela Boyd

Thank goodness for your intimacy and poignant reflection. Perhaps your talent and gift comes from your honesty to bravery share from your heart 💜 and mind.

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Jan 14, 2023Liked by Emily Shetler, Angela Boyd

What a poignant and piercing essay. I love how you pulled so many pieces into a mosaic, and introduced me to as-yet unfamiliar authors—and podcasts! I found myself recalling Lincoln at the Bardo and wondering where that imagining of grief and politics would weave in here.

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Jan 14, 2023Liked by Emily Shetler, Angela Boyd

Beautiful!!! 💗

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Jan 14, 2023Liked by Emily Shetler, Angela Boyd

Brava. A beautifully written piece from the heart. Thank you for sharing your story. "We learn to refocus our life’s lens to the holes where there used to be humans." Yes!!

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