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Margaret Reyes Dempsey's avatar

My heart just exploded and I’m buried in two tons of red glitter. Thank you for this beautiful piece. (And for your Substack truths, which have me feeling less guilty.) And the orchitis! That made me guffaw.

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Julie Stream's avatar

Love this letter! It made me reflect on my own long ago desire. You stated it perfectly-the reasons not to, and then, finally ,to dedicate time to write, not worrying about what flows from the end of the pencil. Thank you for this Silvio.

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