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Geralyn Lance's avatar

The list of this feels more intimate than tweets throughout the day. I adore how it takes me on a journey.

 :the way tears taper my lashes to fine points, making me look as if I’m wearing mascara:

My eyes turn a beautiful bright teal when I have a sobbing/crying episode. I remember crying in Yanni's arms over my stepdaughter, and in the middle, "look at how pretty my irises are! But the rest is all red and puffy!!!"

Should I be emailing you cute animal pics? I'm worried without twitter you may fall below recommended fluff guidelines for mental health.

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Amal El-Mohtar's avatar

You're too kind! Crucially I'm not on hiatus from insta so your fluffkins bring me perennial joy & no email required!

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C. S. E. Cooney's avatar

I love your breaks from Twitter, and I love this form of post, which reads like a poem-map of your mind. I want to know more; I want to question you closely. Getting your newsletter is more like LiveJournal than any of the social media platforms. Julia’s too. I still like blogging—and some people get alerts when I do, but I wonder about this form. So much to think about. Happy almost October. I hope the semester is going well.

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Amal El-Mohtar's avatar

I still cling to my RSS feeds!! I get alerts when you share a new blog post! And yes, I felt like I was back on LJ when I hit send and went to bed, and then again when I woke and wondered if there were replies. <3

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C. S. E. Cooney's avatar

I am still not very deedy with RSS feeds—how to find the ones I want to begin with! Once subscribed, it’s easier. I just get to READ!

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Risa's avatar

This was exactly what I needed after yesterday's overwhelm and sore. Thank you for sharing it with us!

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