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Thank you Amie. Your writing is beautiful and this piece brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the reminder...measure our time together in moments not months. Sending you hugs.

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Amie, I love all of your posts but this beautiful, beautiful story is absolute perfection. It's goosepimpling and raw, heartbreaking and REAL.

Awesome work.

(Rock Salt Journal is fabulous - I am totally going to read the entire edition!)

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Thank you for reading and your kind words, Rebecca.

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So beautiful, Amie. Thank you for sharing the importance of those moments together.

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Great and easily understood story!

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So many of us can relate. You were a tremendous inspiration and help in those tough years.

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Just a wonderful, heartbreaking essay, Amie. Somehow in a few perfectly chosen words you capture the essence of your mother, your love for her and the emotion and beauty of the scene. A stunning photo too.

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I so love your flash essays! This one is excellent as usual

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What a gorgeous photo!!

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I had a boyfriend whose family had a wonderful house on a promontory over Booth Bay Harbor. We took the boat out to Seal Rock. The family has the largest collection of half-hulls anywhere. Now the brothers rent the house out. It is still standing tall. I loved my time there. It is a wonderful place. Greg was the Postmaster of Boothbay Harbor back then

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So poignant. You brought tears to my eyes. I have been there too.

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It’s a painful and sweet and scary and sad journey, isn’t it.

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Beautiful.

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Beautiful. And heartbreaking. And far closer to my own experience that I'd like to...

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Stronger together.

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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this. Love the photo of Southport Harbor also. 💖

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