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Amanda Izzo's avatar

Matthew, I adored this! It was smart, witty, thoughtful and layered. I appreciate any work that uses everyday situations and interactions to explore the humanity and deeper meanings behind them. This was a wonderful piece, start to finish!

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Luke Ringlein's avatar

I really enjoy this type of synthesis and connections with seemingly unrelated concepts. The whole concept of taking a step back, observing, and the power of awareness reminds me of David Foster Wallace's "This is Water" (only loosely related, but a must-read if you're not familiar). This style of thinking (which DFW advocates, and you demonstrate) would be incredibly effective at solving global issues, if we could only encourage more people to open their eyes. Keep spreading the great insight. I'm looking forward to following along.

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