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A love note to: The Creative Act
The time we spent together has been transformative. What’s it like being an instruction manual for the creative life? I bet every artist you meet never…
Sarah Avenir
Feb 27
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To: Daybook
First, an apology. During our time together, I didn't say much. You shared generously about your life as an artist, daughter, mother, sensitive person…
Sarah Avenir
Feb 12
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To: Daybook
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January 2023
To: The Left Hand of Darkness
Is it too much to say you changed my life, and are changing it still? I don’t think it is. When Ursula Le Guin introduced us, she said: In reading a…
Sarah Avenir
Jan 8
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December 2022
To: All the Light We Cannot See
I was so excited to read you. Having read Doerr’s Memory Wall and Four Seasons in Rome, I couldn’t wait to see how his gift for detail would come…
Sarah Avenir
Dec 29, 2022
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To: Orlando
I’ve been wanting to write you for a while to tell you how much I enjoyed getting to know you. It’s been a bit, true, but only because I was afraid I…
Sarah Avenir
Dec 4, 2022
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To: Orlando
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October 2022
To: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Forgive me for using your English name. I know you prefer the original French, Notre-Dame de Paris, but I was afraid this wouldn’t get to you if I put…
Sarah Avenir
Oct 6, 2022
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September 2022
To: A Writer's Diary
When we first met, it was kismet. I’ve experienced a transformative shift in the way I see myself and my writing in the past year. I’ve become bored and…
Sarah Avenir
Sep 29, 2022
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July 2022
To: Meridian
Dear Meridian, Hoo boy, you are captivating. Even though I’d heard you were a heart breaker and I didn’t know if I wanted to have my heart broken while…
Sarah Avenir
Jul 29, 2022
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To: The Blue Flower
Dear The Blue Flower, I cried when we said goodbye. I don’t know why exactly, it’s so hard to explain. Isn’t love always? It wasn’t one thing, it was…
Sarah Avenir
Jul 24, 2022
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To: The Price of Salt
Dear The Price of Salt, I ached when I read you. I am aching still, thinking about it. Was it really just a few days ago when we said our goodbyes?
Sarah Avenir
Jul 21, 2022
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To: A Year in Provence
Dear A Year in Provence, I know we said our goodbyes last week, but I wanted to tell you how special our time together was to me. I think I laughed more…
Sarah Avenir
Jul 20, 2022
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