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Suzanne B. Jones's avatar

She simply keeps taking the next step. Somehow that feels more courageous than certainty ever could.

Mark Crutchfield's avatar

That’s very true Suzanne. We often seek certainty, yet sometimes momentum is what’s needed more.

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

Agreed. When you are all in you take it one step at a time.

AsukaHotaru's avatar

The bus going from sleepy little almost-safe morning to um, excuse me, where did literally everyone go, had me doing a nervous laugh... Emily stealing vegetables before marching off is exactly the kind of exhausted girl survival math I respect way too much, like yessss babe, panic later, pocket the snacks first.

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

Yes Asuka! Food is survival! I think she is feeling the moment. I love that “exhausted girl math!” Made me smile. Thank you for your lovely comment 🩷

Mark Crutchfield's avatar

A lovely bus journey too, Asuka! Kind of :)

Me in fragments's avatar

Lovely.

Christopher Van Name's avatar

Love this journey! Great work!

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

Thank you Christopher!

Mark Crutchfield's avatar

Thanks Christopher!

Gan's avatar

The wound made sacred.

Mark Crutchfield's avatar

Yes! Thanks Gan :)

Dean M's avatar

...and that old authentic photo... fantastic...

Dean M's avatar

Amazing novel....🫰🏼🫰🏼🫰🏼

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Oh Emily… this poor woman cannot catch a break! Well, neither can Harold, as we’ve seen…

Dorie, you really nailed that feeling of exhaustion, loneliness, and fear. And the empty bus was so unsettling. Feeling safe and on your way to hope one minute, falling asleep, and then… everyone is just gone? I love that she chose movement. I found myself questioning what I would do in that situation. Love this series!

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

I’ve been in a similar position and I know exactly how it feels. One foot forward just keep going until you can’t. The most important thing is to never give up! Our Emily is a fighter, she’s determined.

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

She's a fighter like you! 💕

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

In that respect I envy her. She has something and someone to fight for. I don’t.

Vlad Tverdohleb's avatar

The wound made sacred is the wound that is no longer carried alone. The wound that is seen. The wound that is held. The wound that is no longer the identity. The sacred is not the denial of the wound. It is the recognition that the wound is not the whole story.

The bus to nowhere is the journey that does not know its destination. The journey that is not about arrival. The journey that is about the movement itself. The movement that carries you toward what you cannot yet name.