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Aug 10, 2021Liked by Mark Starlin

"That was a good synopsis of my childhood."

I hear you. 😐

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🤣 You went outside to play, you got hurt, you brushed it off and kept playing. Childhood.

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Aug 10, 2021Liked by Mark Starlin

...and then got yelled at for losing your shoe.

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Or ripping your shirt. Or tearing your jeans. 🤣

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These stories are so good!

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Thanks, Bill. That makes my heart happy. 🙂

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Congrats on your 50th issue! :D I especially loved "Visage Livre". <3

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Visage Livre is one of my favorites. 🙂

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Thanks. I had no expectations when I started this newsletter. It seemed like a fun way to share my writing. But it has grown in scope and size. Hard to believe it has been almost a year.

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Thanks for the laughs! Going to be passing on the grocery store story! I loved the excerpts of where the stories came from. History I may have made up.... Wonderful!

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Thank you, Emily. I do not recommend walking into grocery stores. Use the door! 😉

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Never underestimate a squirrel's intelligence. They can be formidable foes. I've heard many stories about their aim when relieving themselves from an upper branch on unsuspecting recipients beneath them. There is a bull squirrel who thinks my back yard is it's own domain. It scolds me incessantly when I dare enter my own back yard.

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Indeed. Squirrels are like weeds in my yard. They are everywhere. But most often underneath the bird feeder eating the seeds the picky birds throw on the ground. 🐿🙂

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much cuter than rats, though.

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True. But not as cute as the rabbits.

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Of course, rabbits have it all over the other rodents. No comparison.

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Aug 9, 2021Liked by Mark Starlin

So, so, so funny! Love starting my week with these!

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Thanks, Cyn. I think we can all use more humor in our lives. 🙂

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