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Sally Shideler's avatar

That's wrenching and lovely and awful. What a beautiful memorial to your friend, though. 💜

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Fred Tribuzzo's avatar

Alec, this is a tough but wonderful account. I believe you touched a universal chord with this piece.

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Ehud Neor's avatar

Alec, very touching. Threw me back to my youth, and my friends no longer here (one from suicide).

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Thomas Kuegler's avatar

Hey Alec! I've recently woken up to the fact that I've been insanely privileged in my life. Just on a whole other level. It kind of makes me feel a little bad, honestly. I live in Mexico now (born and raised in the USA) and seeing what the average middle-class family has here compared to me is like comparing a perfect banana to one that's about 4 weeks past its consumption date. Lot of great things about Mexico, and I love it here, but yeah I come from a totally different world. I'm trying to count my blessings as much as I can nowadays. Great newsletter. I've subscribed.

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