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Juliet Gray's avatar

Thank you for this take. Every piece I read of yours helps me to cut out a bit more of the noise of companies telling me who I should be and for that, I am truly grateful.

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Lu Chekowsky's avatar

Juliet! This is everything. Thank you for reading and saying. ❤️

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Suzette Marie Martin's avatar

Thank you Lu. I've been feeling the extra combined dread of Covid anniversary/Trump2.0 these past few weeks. I was living in NY, at the epicenter of the epicenter, when the initial lockdown began. We were making masks out of cut up flannel sheets and wiping grocery packages with cleanser, and terrified, truly terrified of contact with anyone outside the household. The world did end, in so many ways... And just like the 1917 influenza pandemic, it's old history and back to business as usual

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Lu Chekowsky's avatar

Thank you for sharing your memories about that time and what you lived through. Those things you describe do not leave us, and it's wild to me how we are living (and the world keeps telling us) that it's "business as usual." It doesn't feel that way to me and I'm always grateful to connect with other people who are open to talking about it and feeling the feelings of it. Thank you for reading. <3

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Paula Cohen's avatar

you are just the brightest and best of all of us. i marvel how you find things, distill what is right or wrong in the world and then share with us mere mortals. that mashup of the covid ads is insane. WHO MADE IT? and Matt Buechele? so much wow. thanks for continuing to inspire and preach.

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Lu Chekowsky's avatar

oh, paula! thank you for reading and for always cheering me on. i'm out here -- screaming into the void, but when you let me know you're here, it feels less void-y. xoxoxoo

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