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Jul 23Liked by Christabel

my god, this is such an accurate reflection of my brain’s dialogue and our out of body experiences as well

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Sayeda your post ‘when the story unfolds right side up’ was what inspired me to finish this. It had been sitting in my notes app for a couple weeks, painfully collecting dust. I’m glad you saw yourself in it and thank you for your writing!

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Jul 24Liked by Christabel

wow, thank you for telling me that. my heart is so warm, thank you for reading my work, and thank you for all that you write.

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every single part of this is making me pause to process it, it's just so overwhelmingly but simply true.

"Dear Palestine, your freedom is my freedom. My freedom is your freedom." this especially could not be more true. I attempted to explain this concept (though vaguely) in my latest essay, and reading yours now has inspired me to delve further into it

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