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Jacob Ames's avatar

This needs 10000 more reads. So deep. So good.

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Angèle's avatar

Ohh what a nice thing to say, thank you Jacob!

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Inigo Laguda's avatar

🥹🥹🥹 this is beautiful and raw and honest and complete. happy birthday, love.

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Angèle's avatar

Thank you fellow Scorpio 🖤

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Jacquie Verbal's avatar

I’m at a loss for words this was amazing to read, saving to come back to many more times! Happy birthday my love 🎂

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wenyi xue's avatar

the way you write is such a perfect combination of story, metaphor, and just plain beautiful writing

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dayjha's avatar

i find myself returning to your writing since reading this piece. i love your voice! your writing feels like home. following you has opened up my substack world in such a meaningful way, so thank you and happy belated beautiful 💗

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Moone's avatar

Oh Angèle, this is so soothing. Something to keep dear to my heart and read again and again.

Happy late birthday <3

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tobi's avatar

and she’s back!!!

happy birthday, Angele. You were missed!!

hope you enjoy the amazing trilogy you got.

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veo's avatar

ohhh. lovely lines! and those paintings. . . saw a few at the Perez Museum recently and, wow.

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petrichor's avatar

whew this hits close to home

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Charlotte Nijhuis's avatar

"I am never heavy to him" - beautiful! And happy birthday! (I turned 29 just two days ago, on the 27th)

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Charlotte Nijhuis's avatar

also that painting is gorgeous, thanks for introducing me to her work!

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Matunda Nishobora's avatar

This is such a raw and incredibly great testimony of love and growth. Love has an incredible ability to make us feel like we are light as a feather and floating, especially when we are at our most vulnerable. Loved every bit of this, except perhaps Im sorry about the inconvenience of breaking a tooth and the other dark parks of these peace. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Angèle.

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Chris Dooley's avatar

Wow so beautiful and heartfelt thank you for putting words to this feeling

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