I love this more than I can properly express. The past few days have been scary— a relative’s terrible health news, the election hubbub. But in this world you’ve gifted us the scary is LOVE. Yes, that’s exactly right, I say to myse as I read. I love my relative. I love my country, my neighbors, and my life. The flip side of fear is/ love is joy / love. Thank you for this! I’m gonna shadow dance and invite the monster friends into my dreams.❤️
Awww, Jillian. Thank you so much! You summarized it more clearly than I could have! I love my country, too, and my neighbors. I love the way you wrote this. Thank you.
Ohhhhh the line ‘she loved schizophrenics the most’ set me to a very big much needed cry…..thank you to your mother. And to you for sharing that gorgeous line about how they ‘pull truth from the sky’, it knocked me out. Gorgeous.
This whole essay is spectacular, a bringer of peace and beauty - you captured such a special moment and shared it with us with true artistry; the walk, the smells, the sky. I’m going to try some shadow dancing soon, it’s good to know it’s contagious!
Jane! How are you doing?!! Thank you so much for this--for reading and letting me know that you liked it. Come visit next year and shadow dance with me! I'm sure you are the most beautiful shadow dancer.
ummmm oh my god YES I wanna come! It sounds like Mayberry! Seriously this story resonates so deeply - you are such a gorgeous writer, it's stayed with me since I read it. I'll start thinking about my costume now cause I always mess that one up....😅 😂
Oh Rebecca, your writing just fills me up. The smallest things become enormous. The details you gather together are just ::chef's kiss::. And I always leave your work feeling in love with the world. Could you write some more books for me, pretty please? ;)
Thanks, Steph! That makes me so happy. I will do my best to write some more books. I think they'll have to be short and easy to make, though. But I love so much that you want another one from me. Thank you!
Hey! My mother was a psych nurse who loved schizophrenics the most. She would have loved the phrase that they "could pull truth from the sky." I wish she was here so I could tell her that one. I can just hear her throaty cackle at the idea.
Hi Susan, That is so cool! Psych nurses are the best. It makes sense that we liked each other's letters in the Letters Reimagined seriesI love that you hear her throaty cackle. I'm sure she knew everything ;)
I love this more than I can properly express. The past few days have been scary— a relative’s terrible health news, the election hubbub. But in this world you’ve gifted us the scary is LOVE. Yes, that’s exactly right, I say to myse as I read. I love my relative. I love my country, my neighbors, and my life. The flip side of fear is/ love is joy / love. Thank you for this! I’m gonna shadow dance and invite the monster friends into my dreams.❤️
Awww, Jillian. Thank you so much! You summarized it more clearly than I could have! I love my country, too, and my neighbors. I love the way you wrote this. Thank you.
Ohhhhh the line ‘she loved schizophrenics the most’ set me to a very big much needed cry…..thank you to your mother. And to you for sharing that gorgeous line about how they ‘pull truth from the sky’, it knocked me out. Gorgeous.
This whole essay is spectacular, a bringer of peace and beauty - you captured such a special moment and shared it with us with true artistry; the walk, the smells, the sky. I’m going to try some shadow dancing soon, it’s good to know it’s contagious!
Jane! How are you doing?!! Thank you so much for this--for reading and letting me know that you liked it. Come visit next year and shadow dance with me! I'm sure you are the most beautiful shadow dancer.
ummmm oh my god YES I wanna come! It sounds like Mayberry! Seriously this story resonates so deeply - you are such a gorgeous writer, it's stayed with me since I read it. I'll start thinking about my costume now cause I always mess that one up....😅 😂
You captured the magic of the village of Tburg.
Thank you so much, Jill. It really is magical this time of year.
Oh Rebecca, your writing just fills me up. The smallest things become enormous. The details you gather together are just ::chef's kiss::. And I always leave your work feeling in love with the world. Could you write some more books for me, pretty please? ;)
Thanks, Steph! That makes me so happy. I will do my best to write some more books. I think they'll have to be short and easy to make, though. But I love so much that you want another one from me. Thank you!
very spirited -- so important we build community -- and nothing like spontaneous shadow dances to do that!!!
Thank you, Mike! Yes, I highly recommend impromptu dances--anywhere, any time. Thanks for reading.
Hey! My mother was a psych nurse who loved schizophrenics the most. She would have loved the phrase that they "could pull truth from the sky." I wish she was here so I could tell her that one. I can just hear her throaty cackle at the idea.
Hi Susan, That is so cool! Psych nurses are the best. It makes sense that we liked each other's letters in the Letters Reimagined seriesI love that you hear her throaty cackle. I'm sure she knew everything ;)
Some days she knew everything, others she knew nothing at all. Both very powerful positions on the spectrum.
Yep--100%.