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Oct 18, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

Lovely and loving words. Thank you.

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Oct 19, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

What a beautiful and poignant essay.

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Oct 19, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

So much beauty and emotion in this story. Thank you.

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Oct 18, 2023·edited Oct 18, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

All the details are so vivid and heartfelt. The detail of his painting is wonderful and great to see.

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Oct 18, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

Thank you for your gorgeous essay.

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Oct 18, 2023Liked by Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

Beautiful ❤

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Nov 1, 2023Liked by Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

Really enjoyed this tender, heartfelt memoir of a young child fearing for her Dad, and learning about the hard realities of living in a racist world. Such a ground-shifting event, and skillfully recorded in the lines of a drawing whose meaning slowly unfolds as you read the story. Brilliant.

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Oct 28, 2023Liked by Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

Beautiful and vivid story. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Oct 27, 2023Liked by Memoir Land, Blaise Allysen Kearsley

Beautiful. I took care of my aging mother and my arthritic brother for years. I still jump sometimes when I hear something resembling a fall or crash. Thank you for sharing!

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Feb 14Liked by Blaise Allysen Kearsley

I read this when you originally posted it, Sari, and I'm grateful you made it available again. It's just an incredible essay, and I caught a lot more nuances this time around. Now I wonder if Mr. Kearsley ever received compensation for this terrible accident. I am grateful the attorney acknowledged the young Blaise - how scared she must have been. And I love Hank Kearsley's painting. How lovely to read about this child's love for her father, and his for her. I think I'll wander the web for a while to read more of Blaise Allysen Kearsley's writing. Thanks.

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Dec 3, 2023Liked by Blaise Allysen Kearsley

You honour your father.

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