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Julie Schmidt's avatar

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Loved the liminality of being both the writer and the reader, letting one take the lead while at the same time the other stays present. Feels so natural, a joining rather than opposing. I also related to this, "You have been taught how to read and write and the inner well is officially declared illegal. The natural source that allows the reader and writer in you to fully cooperate has been bottled and labelled. Sold back to you at a ridiculous price." God this rings true! It is the waters we are swimming and do no even know it! Yep - Great piece!

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Michael Edward's avatar

Such wonderful words, Bertus.

I really enjoyed this.

Especially this bit:

“Bowels don't give a crap about reasoning. It just comes out at some point. Every breath you exhale writes the world. Even the unspoken thought is busy shaping the sentence. Writing is not a choice of yes or no. Only how. You express yourself either way.” — beautifully put :)

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