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1. I love Oliver Sacks to infinity and beyond. 2. I get that feeling from some writers. Meg Elison has done that to me recently. 3. The song From Eden by Hozier simply melts me. I am a puddle on the floor. I’d love to know if it affects you, if you listen to it.

I’m enjoying this newsletter!

NK

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I'm listening to From Eden right now. I hadn't heard it before. It's beautiful. I don't know Meg Elison. Could you point me to something she's written that moved you? Thanks.

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Ah! Meg wrote the Road to Nowhere series, beginning with Book of the Unnamed Midwife. I read it as a como to my novel and I loved it. She also wrote a short story on Vice that I can’t remember the name of right this second, but it’s about artificial wombs. I interviewed her on my blog a few weeks ago. She’s got a way with metaphor. 💖 Glad you’re enjoying From Eden. I sang it to the baby as he fell asleep for his nap today. I read an AMA with Hozier awhile back and he mentioned the origins of the song, which I won’t spoil, but I’m interested to know your interpretation.

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Thanks, Nicci, I did find an interview with Meg and wow! She really does have a way with words! (Wait! Maybe it was your blog! Can you give me the link?) Thanks for introducing me. I can't get enough of reading her thoughts on writing now.

I did read Hozier's explanation on the origins of his song and loved his thinking!

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Oh! Yes it’s niccikadilak.com and her interview was just a couple weeks ago.

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Thanks so much. Great interview! And what a catch!

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very enjoyable reading / i'm a reader (and a writer) 'that’s the goal of every writer — to give readers something they can’t resist, something they’ll read to the end and feel satisfied when they get there.' truth / strange but true - just the other day i was exploring the aleutian islands on google maps / trying to figure out where america ended and russia started : ) craggy cliffs and black sandy beaches - cancun it's not

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There is so much good reading out there, about everything and anything. It's like a huge banquet and we have to pick and choose the delicious things we'll enjoy most, hoping we don't miss anything.

I love your method of exploration. I'm sure it's not the only method, but I love doing that, too. Now I'm going to have to go to Google Maps to see what you saw!

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and i'm going to have to post about my writing / from your inspiration : )

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Yes! Do! I'll be watching for it.

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you might like this one i did a few weeks ago https://rohn.substack.com/p/ultra-flash-fiction

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They were all fun to read. Nice job! But are they really 'flash fiction' in the sense that they have a beginning, a middle, and an end? With each one I wanted to know what happened next. They read like the beginning of a good story to come, not a complete story wrapped up neatly.

That's how I saw them, anyway. Feel free to argue your case!

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yeah it's ultra-flash fiction because the reader has to provide an ending if they require one - character, plot (or dialogue) and setting are provided / it's a new genre : )

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