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happy new year!

Absolutely! Writing is art and art is subjective. Sure, some things are more broadly appealing than others, but essentially it's a very individual experience. Even if you want to critically evaluate it according to specific standards of literary theory...it's still according to those standards, and it may still resonate with people who have different priorities in what they think makes good literature. I haven't read a lot of Atwood, and I think I only read Oryx & Crake in high school so I don't have much of a memory of it. I think it's tough when you're a well known writer because suddenly there's this legend to live up to whereas if you just happened to read it without knowing the author, it might land differently because the expectations would be different. Hard to say, but there are so many authors out there -- no point in forcing yourself to appreciate something just because others do.

me too!! I had a big dictionary with gold-tipped edges that I would open randomly with my eyes closed, point to a spot on the page and start reading. It was a fun game I played with myself. It also had a name dictionary and I remember looking up that Nicole is a variant of Victoria and shares the same meaning which is 'victory of the people'. I took that meaning to heart and felt really aligned with my purpose when I started slamming and listening to poetry. It has been such a rewarding journey to question and unlearn what I'd absorbed from the culture and the cool thing is that there will always be more I can learn about it and new ways I can apply that learning. And it all started from reading the dictionary.

Whoa, that describes my favourite dictionary of my youth! An encyclopedic dictionary with a brown cover and gold tipped edges!!!

That's cool about your name!, and huzzah for continual learning and unlearning. That dictionary that I grew up with made everything feel knowable, though that feels a little naive now.

It might have been the same one!

Thanks! I had fun making it ☺️

Yeah nothing quite like pushing yourself physically and getting rewarded with beautiful nature 🥰

@@thatnikkiyouknow Beautifully said! :)

Or another random set....or props....or whatever. We got this

So true! What are some words left unspoken that you wish you had've said?

@@thatnikkiyouknow you asking/inviting me to write a song with you. Not necessarily only words but situations too, unacted actions also apply.

@@drmenopresident collaborations can be fun! Very true that inaction can be every bit as painful as holding back your words. Every day, I'm trying to get better at communicating my thoughts and feelings as I have them and letting people in. I also try to take action more. I often get stuck in my head, overanalyzing and overthinking. Of course it's good to think things through, but at some point, action must be taken!

Gracias! It was so cool watching the sun rise from the plane!

Definitely! Wearing a blanket all day was a good call for this video. Very comfortable. The bath scene was a lot less comfortable though. 😂

Glad you found me, too!