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Amanda's avatar

Top three things keeping me afloat in the maelstrom of late capital: My 14 month old niece blowing my mind every single day. An excitement about finally putting down roots (or at least the plan of doing so). The extra-close and extra-frequent snuggles with my tiny Chihuahua soulmate.

Thanks for making something so beautiful ❤️

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Love this so much! Also I have to laugh at myself for not just writing “how are you?” 🙃

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Andrea Lucard's avatar

Oh, I love it. Beautiful, trenchant images and urgency.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Thank you so much! <3

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David Kane's avatar

Love the poem! Keep it up!

What keeps me afloat is keeping my cat alive, who is completely ignorant to The Doom. I make sure she gets purr-time at least twice a day or I worry she'll feel lonely. Turns out this is what keeps ME from being lonely. I'm also married, but y'know, cats are magic and all that.

I'm really excited about the paranormal aspect of your writing going forward. Weirdness slips into culture during extreme times, and the intersection of club-life and spooky stuff is something totally new to me! Happy writing!

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Thanks for this delightful comment, David! I am a cat lover, too, and love that you’re excited about my paranormal direction.

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Lizz's avatar

Loved reading this! Insight, wisdom, fun, and piercing relatability.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Reading this made me so happy! Thank you so much, Lizz 🩷✨

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Raechel Anne Jolie's avatar

Loved everything in here! (& still have "To Build a Home" bookmarked, I simply have not had time to sit with it the way I want to. soon!). (also so cool about the abortion doula-ing!)

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Thanks so much, lovely friend! 🥰

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Layne's avatar

This is exciting 😊

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Thank you! I’m excited too 🥹

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