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Dec 3, 2022Liked by Justin Deming

A lovely story with an amazing photo.

I like the intriguing new photo prompt, too. The newspaper overlain on the coffeehouse. I got an instant idea!Thanks

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Thank you, Sharron! John has some great material to work with. I’m really looking forward to this one.

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Great story to start my morning! And I'm absolutely loving the images as prompts for "Fifties". This one already has me wanting to sit down and write.

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Thanks so much, Claire! Awesome! That makes me happy to hear about the photo prompts. Can’t wait to see what you come up with! 😊

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This story is wonderful. It says so much. And it means to me that her classmates are shallow indeed, only accepting her when she flies. Who she is has not changed. Deep story, Justin.

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Yes!!! Thanks, Dascha. What you explained is essentially what I was shooting for. I really appreciate the comment! And thank you for the kind words. 🙏

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I love this substack!

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Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words. 🙏

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You got it man! I added you as a recommendation to my publication. Keep it up :)

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Will check out your pub soon!

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Oh man, that’s awesome! Thank you!!!

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Humans will always dream of flying. 🤓

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This story reminded me of my favorite picture book when I was a kid, "Leo the Late Bloomer." It's about a young Tiger who doesn't fit in because he can't read, draw, or write as well as his friends. Sometimes we just need time to work her magic so we can blossom. Thanks for this story this morning!

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Thanks so much for reading, Jason. This book sounds vaguely familiar. I think I may look into picking up a copy for my kiddos because it sounds like there are some important lessons embedded within it! I appreciate it! 😃

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Without a doubt! 😃

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