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Jo Perry's avatar

Boom:

"They supported noblesse-oblige causes like ending illiteracy or childhood leukemia; Carrie served on the host committee for the Junior League of Miami’s annual gala, raising money to plant pink begonias in traffic circles to remind rush-hour drivers that breast cancer was bad..."

This is a terrific-in-all-reverberations-of-the-word story.

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Marnie Summerfield Smith's avatar

I'm in a rush today, so I'll be brief. This in my inbox absolutely stopped me in my tracks. Beautiful, resonant writing. Thank you!

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Writing Our Sacred Stories's avatar

I’ve been surreptitiously reading this on my phone throughout the day. It is exquisite. What a rich constellation of characters (who all feel way too familiar)!

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