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Apr 16Liked by Laurie Stone

beside's richard's tectonic plates (such a brilliant, banger of a metaphor!), i delighted in this line: "When he is the one who is worse, there is always the up side it isn’t me." i'm packing for NY and can't wait to see you both soon!

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Apr 16Liked by Laurie Stone

Ah, fights on the road. Classic.

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I love that one! We are all the last of our kind.

Is it better to be alone with our mistakes? Do we have a choice? :-)

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Apr 18·edited Apr 18Liked by Laurie Stone

Love this Laurie -"they can be dressed in silk and they will throw back their heads and lick their lips for crumbs and grease."...for all the same reasons I adore Virginia Wolf. An epic line to be proud of, to hang on the fridge. Hee hee

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I live a few miles off the Taconic, and I know those stone walls. I always slow down to a crawl and annoy the other drivers, but that feeling of being squeezed in the worst. If I'm a passenger, I assume the crash position as we approach. Road fights - we've had our share. Thanks for a great post!

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Apr 16Liked by Laurie Stone

I love the piece about Richard. Yes, relationships are like that. And it surprises us to see all the tectonic plates crashing together!

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Beautiful writing, love the candor and natural history of turtles.

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Very relatable husband story. Debating whether or not to share with mine :), also the one who all my friends love even more than they love me…

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Beautiful essays ... both. Read them waiting to board a flight to New Mexico. It felt like it was meant to be.

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The sentence re: love

~ resentment ~ love. I feel this is a bit like the poison is the cure but not quite. Thanks for the heart/brain teaser~ my 12959483 personal ones needed company. 😆

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