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love this series of essays, damon. you carry these stories and moments in time with such care.

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"I leave the bookshop without looking at the clerk. I am not confident about doing this." Classic.

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Such a beautiful essay, written with elegance & heart. I love how each

small anecdote put me in mind of something I had experienced; the circumstances infinitely different but the feelings were so relatable. I cherish my old people, too.

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There is a quiet melancholy sorrow in your words that I recognize and, oddly enough, welcome. Like the comfort and warm embrace in the familiar.

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