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John B | Affordable Travel's avatar

The donut paragraph reminds me of a night my mother went to help an abuse survivor to get her out of the house. I was a teenager, so I wasn't there. Her daughter spoke at my mother's funeral and talked about the beer bottle that her father hurled at my mother's head (and missed). My mother was a lioness.

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

Your mother sounds absolutely incredible ❤️❤️❤️

John B | Affordable Travel's avatar

She was. As fearless as she was caring.

John B | Affordable Travel's avatar

She was. At 5’ tall she was larger than life.

G. C Quinn's avatar

Loved this so much ❤️

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

Thank you so much for your support! You’re the best! ❤️

Linnea Nelson's avatar

I love this 🧡 I've always considered myself "bad" at writing fiction because I tend towards more atmospheric writing rather than plot. My creative writing teachers in college were always perturbed by this. I really like all these different, vivd, snippets. It's like getting to see into many worlds 🌎

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

What a lovely comment. Thank you so much for reading ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Linnea Nelson's avatar

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Ruchika's avatar

In the distress of twilight,

some dreams arrived on a moonbeam.

(and some in my emails 🫶)

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

Zelia Giuliani's avatar

This is the most beautiful piece I have read in a while, and a phenomenal title.💗

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

This means so much to me. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

morgan ⋒'s avatar

so beautiful 🤍 life is filled with little moments

PamWhatAm's avatar

Parts of this story hit close to home. I could see each line you wrote because I've lived some of it myself.

Obviously, I found this very moving, Kelly.

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

Aaaw Pam that means so much to me, thank you so much!! ❤️❤️

Antonio Castellaneta's avatar

Yes. Write about what left a mark, not only about what is making noise. The things that stay with us are rarely trends. They are a face in morning light, a hand on our skin, a sentence we wish we could take back, a stranger who still believes the good days are coming. This is where writing becomes more than content.

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

What a beautiful comment, thank you so much ❤️❤️

Sasha Melete's avatar

i am sobbing

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Good wAy

Absolutely

beAutiful

💜🤗💜

Zach & Kelly Murphy's avatar

Thank you so so much ❤️❤️❤️

Tim Chessher's avatar

🙌 too funny. I always think about your comments on Ozempic hot takes