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Kisane Slaney PhD's avatar

Wow, I know nothing about this series, but I became completely immersed in the story of Nick! And those photographs of the grandmothers—I swear to God, some still have this image in their minds of what a woman, sixty and above, looks like. I'm thinking the Big Five publishers!

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Kara Westerman (she/her)'s avatar

How lovely to get this today! Mostly we write into the void, but when readers tell us our writing means something, it is everything.

Can you call the big 5 for me, and tell them?

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Kisane Slaney PhD's avatar

😂

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Really love you taking us along into your conversation with Nick. It feels very intimate and sweet. Great job. Love the pictures!!

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

How appropriate - "A Suitable Vessel for MAGIC" - because Nick really does come back to life in this conversation, we are getting to know him, becoming friends. God, this is gorgeously written.

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Susanlouise Consalvo's avatar

Hi Kara, I loved the last photo you posted of Jennifer. It brought back a memory of seeing a similar pic of her in one of the MANY letters she wrote while in EH or Vermont or from Lewis Wadhams school. I have to confess that I threw all those letters away when I moved out of my childhood home in NJ, which was across the street from Jennifer’s. They could have been SO helpful to you. I wish someone had been watching me dump them into the trash can & secretly retrieved them when I went back inside. That kind of thing only happens in the movies. I’m so sorry.

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Kara Westerman (she/her)'s avatar

Hi Susie!

Thanks so much for reading. It means a lot to know you are following along. I love that photo too! I have so much material form Jennifer's childhood, so don't worry. But I would have loved to have read them!

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Nina Carroll's avatar

I relish the conversation you and Nick had.

I can hear his voice and certitude and wisdom and seduction. All wrapped into one.

More, Please.

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Kara Westerman (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you, Nina, and you know there is so much more!

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