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Asha Dornfest's avatar

I’m standing on the edge of an almost-empty nest, having just applied to PSU for English, perhaps to take some classes, perhaps for a 2nd BA, perhaps in prep for a master’s (who knows which). I too am an optimist, a melancholy one after these most grief-filled years of my life, and aware of the light shining on my great good fortune of health, family and stability, and a hopeful future. My oldest is 21, and I sense his fear of college graduation next summer given the hole blown through his college experience by COVID. My youngest graduates HS next weekend and begins college in the Fall. We are all at our own inflection points, and your words apply to us all differently. Thank you, always, for sharing of yourself as you do. I’m sorry this has been an awful year for you, and I’m wishing you some ease and joy ahead.

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Alley's avatar

Your writing rarely fails to bring to me tears. This was good timing for me as well as I just quit my day job to focus on my art full time. I'm old enough to know how much truth there is here.

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