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Jeannine Ouellette's avatar

A knockout essay on howling at loss. And a stunning example of interiority that works. Thank you, Asha. This is just plain beautiful and I hope everyone reads it.

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Asha Dore's avatar

omg!! thank you for writing this!

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Kelly Thompson TNWWY's avatar

I needed this. Ain’t no way around it and I can take a pretty red dress to the bank.

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Christina Oliver's avatar

I love this line and relate to it deeply. "how I just wanted to have a family and a home to prove that I was worthy of a family and a home but really to prove to the new humans I’d built that they, among a half dozen generations of Deep South addicts, were inherently worthy of a family and a home." Beautiful piece!

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Asha Dore's avatar

Thank you!!

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Eileen Susan_Dust the Diamonds's avatar

A beautiful piece. Raw, open, vulnerable.

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Asha Dore's avatar

Thank you!

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Diana Strinati Baur's avatar

Brutally gorgeous writing. I read it because Jeannine recommended it and now I want to read more from you.

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Asha Dore's avatar

Thank you so much! ❤️

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

What an essay. Beautiful beautiful beautiful

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Jenny's avatar

Asha, what a beautiful piece that I will return to over and over again — and one that inspires me to write more honestly & more beautifully. Gosh. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Marika O’S's avatar

You really got me with this ❤️

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Mary Beth Spray's avatar

This is beautiful, clever and out of this world!❤️❤️

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