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Jessie Ho's avatar

this was such a lovely read — especially this line: "Rather than hold back what we worry is not perfect, we release it knowing it doesn’t have to be." thank you for the proverbial permission slip, especially as i've been thinking of stepping back into writing lately <3

ps, i'm in toronto and i didn't know patti smith was here, so cool! hope you have a good time!

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Solitary Daughter's avatar

ah thank you so much for reading and for the kind words jessie!

patti was indeed a delight to witness!

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Camila Islas's avatar

The way you can be so concise yet lyrical with your words is such a gift, Raquel! (also, thank you for mentioning my newsletter!)

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Solitary Daughter's avatar

thank you camila! looking forward to reading more of your work!

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Silvia Almeida's avatar

Love this post! <3

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Solitary Daughter's avatar

thank you so much for reading!

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Mars's avatar

Your sentence formulation is phenomenal, I loved the introduction especially (:. Definitely subscribing!

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Solitary Daughter's avatar

that is so kind of you, thank you so much for reading!

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abby's avatar

the full-body chills i got from reading “are you in or are you out”--raquel, you have the gift of *invitation* and your work makes every reader feel welcome and in on the intimacy <3

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Solitary Daughter's avatar

love that our words keep ending up in frequent conversation, my friend!

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