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Ann Collins's avatar

Silvio! I was literally cry-laughing by the time we got to the bathroom mirror message . . .

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L.J. Gearing's avatar

And then “At this point he realized that maybe the universe wanted to tell him something…”—hilarious!

A great piece.

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Silvio Castelletti's avatar

Thank you, Jamie!

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Silvio Castelletti's avatar

I know, right? LOL. :) Thank you, Ann!

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Brilliant. Deep, meta, full of wisdom, but also hilarious. I smiled and grinned and laughed.

Now I'm going to read it again.

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Silvio Castelletti's avatar

Thank you so much, Nathan! So glad you liked it :)

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Vanessa Glau's avatar

Wow! I feel like the universe is telling me something by leading me from Nathan's recommendation to this to hearing "what the fk are you doing" in my head over & over again... I better go write some fiction asap.

Thank you! What a well-written & compelling piece.

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Silvio Castelletti's avatar

Thank you so much, Vanessa! Great to have you as a new reader, then. Welcome! :)

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

Bored has always been the B word for me.

Let it go has been its replacement for letting whatever is...not be...in other words, for the empty state of mind wouldn't we all love to return to??

This was beautiful true fiction!!! The truth of fiction undeniable.

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Silvio Castelletti's avatar

Thank you so much, Jill! I love the "empty state of mind" idea. :)

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

Vacuums crave filling--and THAT is YOUR idea!

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