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Elaine's avatar

Thoroughly enjoyed this read. Keep writing.

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Cluis's avatar

I really appreciate you taking the time to read it. It feels like a lot to me and I wondered if people would get bored half way through. How long did it take you to get through it all?

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Elaine's avatar

Maybe 5-10 minutes? You struck a chord that resonated with me. Authentic, funny, candid and sad at times, but captivating. I enjoyed it all.

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Cluis's avatar

lol, boy I must read really slow. :D I have heard folks say "sad" or something similar, but I don't think I was trying to be purposely gloomy anywhere. What was sad to you? I don't have a good barometer for this kind of thing I think.

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Elaine's avatar

Let me clarify. You didnтАЩt come off as sad. I just felt sad reading some of the alcoholic parts of the beginnings of your story. Like I said, it sounded familiar.

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Cluis's avatar

Roger that. Maybe I talk about drinking too flippantly. I had a slew of professional alcoholics in my family, and by comparison my drinking habits are rather pedestrian. I have gone months without the stuff and hardly noticed, but when times get lean, or I am totally without distraction I can walk that line pretty sloppily. Thanks for the feedback!

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Elaine's avatar

I can also relate to that lol!

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