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Jenny S's avatar

Beautifully written. I felt like I was there, living it all in vivid detail. This piece needs a bigger audience! You have a tremendous gift. Thank you for sharing...for stepping out. Hiding resonates with us all.

Meadow Rue Merrill's avatar

Thank you! As soon as I posted it, I thought, "What have I done?" I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Linda MacKillop's avatar

Lovely piece, Meadow!

Armineh Manookian's avatar

What a beautiful and honest post! Thank you Meadow. So excited to hear about your other works, especially the nonfiction piece.

Meadow Rue Merrill's avatar

Thank you, Armineh. I am stepping out on a limb ... Or stepping out of the woods. I keep thinking of a line from a children's poem I wrote years ago, "Don't hide your gifts, share them joyfully." It's hard to share your gifts when you are hiding!

Armineh Manookian's avatar

Very wise words 😊