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Jenise Cook's avatar

Amie, I remember a 122 degree day in Metro Phoenix; in the mid 1990s. Sky Harbor was shut down back then for a day or two. I exchanged PHX for north-central Arizona, ponderosa pine forests, and snow in the winters.

I love-love this post; so many emotions within it.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

The High Country is a game changer. It’s where I go for renewal.

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John Lightle's avatar

Amie,

It may be a task, but you someday will have to start cataloguing your writings.

All the crap that we put up with in a day, all this technology and things that go wrong,

I find great repose in the purity of your tales. It's as if you're taking the reader into a

separate place, a place we can dwell, if just for a while.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

Thank you for your kind words, John. Some days I wonder where this is all going. I’m glad you’re with me on the journey. And , yes, I am keeping a parallel record. On old-fashioned paper.

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John Lightle's avatar

Love It! The old-fashioned paper.

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Mel's avatar

It's a very strange feeling when the grief subsides a little, the stress just slowly melts away.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

And sometimes grief circles back in the form of guilt. It’s a process, right?

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Jillian Hess's avatar

Such beautiful imagery! Thanks for this gem.

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Amy White's avatar

That line from the song, along with the one that follows, is the perfect fit for this.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Beautiful! One of my favorites of yours.

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