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Kyenne Williams's avatar

Just an aside - I love your writing (subjects, humanity, word magic, etc.) SO much. Reading your memoir was like eating something delicious - going slow, trying to savor each flavor, never wanting to finish.

My email inbox runneth over with too much Substack and yours is one of maybe three subscriptions I never wonder "should I unsubscribe? Do I really care? Is this truly great?". And I miss Sid, so thank you!

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Karen Heath's avatar

Jami, once again, you have somehow divined exactly the advice I needed to hear: "I had outgrown the structure. It had acted as scaffolding when I needed it. It had made me feel safe, knowing that it was there to hold me steady." The fact that the book can give you a way to write it, to make it possible for you to do it, and then show you: hey, that scaffolding? You don't need it any more! Trust it, and then let go! "I don’t think we can ever see it until it’s ready to come down." Thank you for once again for the wisdom and guidance.

And what an absolutely beautiful way to memorialize Sid.

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