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Samuel Frison's avatar

Quantas vezes morremos e nos damos a chance de renascer, certo? Gatos são ótimas companhias. Abraço.

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Ollie Redfern's avatar

Abraço felino!

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Should I be worried, Ollie? You read this beautifully on your voiceover.

I can’t help ask when someone writes so vividly about death: are you okay?

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Ollie Redfern's avatar

Yes, all good Wendy! Thank you... you are the third person to message/ask me!

This is actually a piece from way back in 2020, during the pandemic. It was a revisit, but all's fine. :-)

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Ah, I wavered between assuming it was retrospective, with mention of Covid, and thinking, But what if it’s not? Thank you for clarifying and very glad to hear from you!

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Ollie Redfern's avatar

I appreciate you checking in. It's a good lesson for me to stop and think a bit more before posting something! (I could have added a caveat at the end.)

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Was it based on a near-death experience at the time, Ollie? Curious, but of course no need to explain further if you don't want! It absolutely works as a vivid piece of writing.

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Ollie Redfern's avatar

Morning Wendy!

Happy to explain a little more... this was back in 2020, when I was caring for my mom in our guesthouse in Brazil. The pandemic was happening, all was uncertain, and I felt quite cut off (and broke!), living in a remote place in the mountains. I had a Livejournal (a type of blogging site) also called Picos Gemeos, and I decided to post 100-word pieces each day, as a creative exercise, and another thing for me to do during the day. I think this piece, and others, are really capturing a mind that's dealing with uncertainty about Covid, lack of money, isolation.

Years have gone by but anxieties remain - this time in the form of Gaza, Trump, etc.

Thank you for asking! xx

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Thanks, Ollie. You definitely captured the insecurities, fears and sense of confinement of that time. (And yes, ongoing , but with other sources.)

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Wanderlust and Words's avatar

A metaphoric death. So much to think about and a writing prompt for me. Thank you!

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Ollie Redfern's avatar

❤️☺️

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Wow!

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