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so many lines in this that i want to quote and reference back that i do not know where to start. The writing exercise has my brain spinning, but just for sheer beauty of language, writing instruction aside, i so deeply loved this.

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Same here! You beat me to it.

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Thank you!

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Thank you so much for sharing your feedback on this--it means more than you know! And re the sharing, my goodness, please do haha. It really helps me to build this place!

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I've taken to tagging a few substack posts in each of my weekly roundup. adding you to my file for a future one for sure.

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Feb 1, 2023Liked by Jeannine Ouellette

This writing prompt is on fire 🔥 like you. I am tangled in stars of possibilities.

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Oh, friend. Thank you, thank you.

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Oh my thank you!!

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this is how I write and teach/ get away from the mundane by making it sublimely strange.

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Me too. Strange is my portal to everything better.

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I've been cherry-picking writing prompts from your substack, and have noticed a pattern: read; believe exercise to be beyond my capabilities; and start writing because this is the time I have set aside to write. As I spin my wheels, a piece I never imagined blooms before me on the page. Thank you!

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The beginning of your essay reminded me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jWTM_o5hJg.

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Ooo! I just found the inspiration for that film: http://galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

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