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Boots is back! I enjoy seeing how you weave your characters into Wild’s story. And how you play with time.

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How cool that Boots and Eileen got together. And what a twist that she and Wild kissed.

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I told you he would come back around. 😉

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I loved this unexpected jump forward, seeing the lives that various threads ended up weaving themselves into… great to see Boots again. And such an interesting, and perfect, turn of phrase in, “their marriage was like a broken bone that wasn’t set properly so it healed in a way that made them limp through their lives together”. And the reacclimation after time apart, such brilliant observations. Gorgeously done, Ben.

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I’m so glad you liked that line, it’s one I was happy to discover. Boots and Eileen were a happy accident, just some seeds that I threw early on that managed to take root. Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Chloe.

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Absolutely love that beautiful visual of your storytelling 🌱

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Boots! This immediately took me right back to the first (?) episode. Great work, Ben.

Also, fantastic simile of the deep sea divers. 👌

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Thank you, Nathan.

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Another great chapter—and my reward for a long week of work. Thanks, Ben!

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Thank you, Ann. It’s nice to be the reward.

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You have such a knack for weaving characters in and out of each other’s lives. Never feels abrupt or forced, simply easy and as natural as it could be.

And I love this reflection!

“Like deep sea divers who must surface slowly to avoid catastrophe, they needed time to repressurize and leave behind the dark universe of their solitary thoughts.”

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Thank you, Kim. That’s so kind of you.

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What Julie said. I was delighted to see Boots again and to take this surprising but wonderful jump forward in time.

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