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E. Leija's avatar

This is beautiful!! Thee need of writing in fear of forgetting is one of the most poetic peruses one can do! Love this.

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ℳ.'s avatar

i have been afraid of entropy and amnesia since i was a child

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E. Leija's avatar

What a coincidence! So have I! I guess is this same fear what makes writers and poets “to live forever”

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Samantha R.'s avatar

What a gift! Meticulous yet free spirited as an archivist should be.

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priya's avatar

I really resonated with this piece. I remember how my hand used to cramp up trying to get every last detail into my journals because I never wanted to forget anything. I love that you included photos of your old journals!

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Cassie Frisbie's avatar

The flower sketches in the margins >>>

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