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Adam Nathan's avatar

Completed with craft and heart.

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Troy Putney's avatar

Such at heartbreaking experience, beautifully told.

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Laurie Marshall's avatar

Thanks, Troy. 🙏🏻

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Julie Gabrielli's avatar

Very moving portrait of longing for identity, including the deep knowledge that it’s more than DNA. Wonderful rhythm, within the paragraphs and overall - like a prose poem.

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Laurie Marshall's avatar

Thank you, Julie. 🙂

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

I really great choice of structure, here. Very effective. A perfect example of less is more.

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Laurie Marshall's avatar

Thanks Eleanor. 🙂

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Laurie Marshall's avatar

Thanks so much Holly. 🙂

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Holly Starley's avatar

Ooof. The juxtaposition of the last two lines is really good. Their sparseness matches the rest of the piece and captures well that exact phenomenon--everything and nothing changing at once. Well done, Laurie.

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