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Mark Shasha's avatar

I recently read somewhere, “Trauma is not just what happens to you, it is also what didn’t.”

Your beautiful essay is rich with this duality. As a lifelong roamer of remote beaches, i recognize this kind of solitary journey. There is some comfort in facing even the darkest truths, empathy pulls one there to bear witness. Only then, having faced the worst, can honesty emerge and perhaps hope with it.

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Eleanor Thomas's avatar

I love this piece. Featureless wildlands are glorious, but so difficult to describe. Your ability to write about the land in such a moving and graphic way is a treasure. Thank you for this.

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