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Katherine Mansfield's avatar

This is such a moving, hopeful piece! I wish I could highlight half this essay because there are so many stand-out sentences I want to return to. What a brave thing, to return to NYC—and what a beautiful experience. Thank you for sharing with us!

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Becky Percival's avatar

So beautifully written. I'm entranced!

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Jimmy Gardner's avatar

Thanks for sharing your story, Kristen. It's such a strange experience returning to those places in a sober state of mind. I find myself in them accidentally sometimes, a restaurant in another city or a music venue and think "woah, why is this weird?" And then I remember I've never been there sober. So glad you rediscovered joy!

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Donna Zurick's avatar

I love this!

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Kristen Bear's avatar

Thank you so much ☺️ appreciate you!

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Rob Walling's avatar

I love the way you write! So good!

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Kristen Bear's avatar

Thank you so much Rob!

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Michael Nolan's avatar

You are a beautiful soul KCJ! ❤️

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