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This was so experimental and captivating. I really loved the listicle story power. Never would’ve thought that could work 💥

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Thanks for saying so. It just suited the characters’ work and offered a good generative constraint at the same time, luckily.

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Exactly - creativity in constraint. #4 was my favorite part.

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Again, thanks so much. I'd hoped so, honestly—a touch of the character's own ambivalence to somewhat unmake the form, along with what (hopefully) was sheer melancholy.

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This was so enjoyable, felt like the literary equivalent of “The Office”. The humor is subtle, clever, and organic to the story. I LOL’d a bunch. The emotional turn in #4 was unexpected and deft, and really had me rooting for the narrator. Really admire so many of your choices and turns of phrase. And the narrator’s voice - intimate, almost confessional. 👏

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Thank you so much for saying so, Julie. I often couldn’t tell if this was comic or tragic by the end, and so I like your sense of it.

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Yes, it's both - which is the best kind of story, in my opinion. 😉

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We all need a DPJ in our lives.

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If only for the in-person friction and hard clarity!

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