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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Awwwww. Two private lives entwining. So beautiful Ben.

And this: “She was 36 and had never actually bloomed though she had grown deep roots and shoots of green that wound around the trunk of her mother who had both given her shade and shelter but also taken all the light.”

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Ben Wakeman's avatar

Thanks, Kim. I had a lot of fun creating these last year. I was really feeling the freedom to go in any direction which was so liberating.

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Julie Gabrielli's avatar

“She was 36 and had never actually bloomed though she had grown deep roots and shoots of green that wound around the trunk of her mother who had both given her shade and shelter but also taken all the light.” What a gorgeous image. Thanks for this gift of these two. I’m intrigued. 🥰

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

Love the bookends of these two stories, The Cosmic sounds like a beautiful dream...

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Ben Wakeman's avatar

Indeed, fantasy book shop.

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Diane Price's avatar

Four voices of applause from the hospital room 308 in Boone.

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