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zenith t. basco's avatar

do you sometimes ever think ‘i needed to read this.’ or believe in the universe reminding you that you are loved despite? well this is that for me. this was beautifully written!!

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eve's avatar

ahh this is so sweet thank you!!

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Evie's avatar

oh this is brilliant!!! i often need the reminder that i don’t have to be learning life lessons at a linear rate or i will, indeed, drive myself crazy or out of the present moment

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eve's avatar

thank you!! sooo agree, I go a bit mad trying to take everything in

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Maria Gracia Jimenez's avatar

such an amazing read! a lovely reminder that the little moments in life are worth living without weighing them out 💗

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romana's avatar

this is so so good and one of the best things i’ve read ever!!!

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eve's avatar

ahh wow thank you!!!

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Meg Flores's avatar

my husband always says “everything is nothing” lol, like in the same way you’re saying moments don’t haveee to carry soooO0o much weight, promises made by the world are empty, nothing actually really matters etc. omg but, Eve, the jade crystal. I feel like that alone could be a short story if not a novel. the image is arresting and unforgettable. I’m like, what was happening before she threw it? what’s happening now, are things still going wrong anyway? does she remain parallel to it or does she retrieve it again? could she even get to it, if she wanted to? and, if she did, would she just throw it again? where does she end up in relation to it? does a friend notice she doesn’t have it anymore and gifts her a new one? like can she really escape it? it just speaks so beautifully to this idea of wanting something to both believe in and to blame, and maybe that “something” should just be ourselves but the chatter of every system in place is hard to tune out. idk is this me just steeping everything in meaning? LOL. can’t the crystal just be a rock on a roof? for a writer, idkkkk.

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eve's avatar

looove the way your mind works omg ❤️ the way you put meaning in everything is so beautiful and it’s why you’re such a great writer!! love your husband’s saying too though

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Meg Flores's avatar

I realized I’ve never asked your writing “goals” what a horrible way to put it but I’m like, here I am always suggesting fiction and maybe that isn’t what you even wanna write!! lol! you just have a v vivid voice and command for setting so I seeee fiction. love whatever you do or don’t do, will be here for any of it!

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eve's avatar

you make me feel like such a capital W Writer :’) fiction is always the end goal honestly

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Meg Flores's avatar

you are!!!! and ok good ✨✨✨

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

i adore this essay!! your analysis of girls, specifically the q-tip essay, is absolutely beautiful. that has always been my favorite episode! this has been a topic i’ve been thinking about a ton recently, and you nailed it 💓💓💓

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eve's avatar

love u Sarah!! I appreciate that sm (when I started Girls I was very normal about it and now I’m definitely not…)

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Grace's avatar

Found myself saying out loud, “I love this girls writing”

Keep it up!! ❤️❤️

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Jenni Johnson's avatar

"Avoid intense ideology." -Hemingway

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nesrina's avatar

“There's no merit in feeling frustrated at your friends for not taking advice you've never actually had to enact yourself, or had to go through great pain to learn.”

In your words, I found a reflection of my own unspoken experiences, a gentle reminder of the grace in understanding without judgment.

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isa (she/her)'s avatar

i think i read this at the exact time i needed to.. thank you 💌 there is such beauty in uncertainty, and i have let myself forget in the past couple weeks. this was a nice reminder!

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