It says a lot about you that you have the insight and self-awareness to put yourself in the context of the wider world. It's one of the many reasons I love you!
Excellent piece! Beautiful connections to your experience and the the experiences of many others and of our times... "the story of self, the story of us, the story of now" as Marshall Ganz writes. Also appreciated learned about St. Cloud, MN!
Thank you, Gail. I appreciate the feedback. I tried to make those connections so I'm glad they came through. And, yes, St. Cloud appears to have a fascinating history with a powerful woman shaping its development! So what else is new?
Hi Annette, are these comments just to you or is there a group that responds? I am wondering if these are posted as you are traveling? Your writing is so good I am wondering how much polishing you do? thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections with the world!
Thank you, Gail. The comments are public to anyone who reads the posts and wants to read them. In terms of polishing, I do a fair amount of revising, but not excruciatingly so. One of the reasons I started publishing on Substack was so I’d be publishing and not just hoarding my unpublished work. I’ve learned a lot these last six months and my writing has gotten better as a result. I’m curious why you’re asking?
It says a lot about you that you have the insight and self-awareness to put yourself in the context of the wider world. It's one of the many reasons I love you!
Excellent piece! Beautiful connections to your experience and the the experiences of many others and of our times... "the story of self, the story of us, the story of now" as Marshall Ganz writes. Also appreciated learned about St. Cloud, MN!
Thank you, Gail. I appreciate the feedback. I tried to make those connections so I'm glad they came through. And, yes, St. Cloud appears to have a fascinating history with a powerful woman shaping its development! So what else is new?
Hi Annette, are these comments just to you or is there a group that responds? I am wondering if these are posted as you are traveling? Your writing is so good I am wondering how much polishing you do? thanks for sharing your thoughts and reflections with the world!
Thank you, Gail. The comments are public to anyone who reads the posts and wants to read them. In terms of polishing, I do a fair amount of revising, but not excruciatingly so. One of the reasons I started publishing on Substack was so I’d be publishing and not just hoarding my unpublished work. I’ve learned a lot these last six months and my writing has gotten better as a result. I’m curious why you’re asking?