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The Hollow Girl's avatar

Oh this is beautiful. I found my way here through a note about you being a visual artist, and of course that makes perfect sense, art always seems to me to be about the way we see, about where we choose to place our attention, and this piece does exactly that. There’s something in here, too, about home not only as people, but as the place where we put our hands on the earth, where memory and presence meet. Beautifully written, thank you so much .

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Vanessa Mártir's avatar

Thank you for reading & for leaving such a thoughtful response.

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lecour77's avatar

Strong & soft. Beautiful & painful. Resigned and wanting. Ending and beginning. Proud and doubtful. Big and little. Moving and paralyzing. Triumphant and vanquished. Deeply impactful.

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Morgan's avatar

Vanessa, this is such a powerful piece. As someone who had a complicated relationship with my own mother, it really resonated. I, too, have been slowly working on and healing my relationship with my mother although she passed five years ago. Thank you for sharing.

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Vanessa Mártir's avatar

Thank you for reading & sharing your story! Appreciate you!

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K A's avatar

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. I felt I could breathe so deeply in your descriptions of being immersed in nature - in being outdoors. I too have found peace and solace and healing in this. Wishing you well and for the peace you deserve.

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Vanessa Mártir's avatar

Thank you for reading & sharing how it landed in your body.

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Christiana White's avatar

This is really beautiful, Vanessa. It brought me to tears. Thank you for doing the work of excavation and sharing with us. I used to lose my coat all the time as a kid and was berated by my mother the same way you were with the shoes. Very painful. It was cathartic to read your work. And your feeling for and writings about nature are healing and gorgeous—what a great counterpoint.

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Vanessa Mártir's avatar

Thank you for reading & sharing. I appreciate you!

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