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Christianna Joy Scott's avatar

Okay—“Meant to Live” was my JAM, back in my angsty days. Thank you for sharing one of my fav albums. Imma have to listen now. I so appreciate JF work as an artist. And yours too!

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Duane Toops's avatar

YES!! That's my favorite track off that album, and that's probably my favorite album of theirs too! Jon Goreman really is an incredible songrwriter and musician. Thanks so much for reading! I'm going to have to play that album now too!

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mad mayday's avatar

🙏

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Duane Toops's avatar

Much appreciated!

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

At the end of the day, all creatives are reclusive, weird and emotional - well, I am anyway! We live within our work. It what pushes us to move, to get up in the morning, it reduces us to tears, sparks an uncontrollable anger, makes us feel like we’re unstoppable, lowers us to the pits of worthlessness. We are immersed. Swallowed. It’s only when we emerge that we sense the effects of this submersion.

Pen to paper or fingers to keys, it’s where I’m happiest… excavating the remnants of a broken soul, attempting to thread together experience, questions, possibility and a creative spark to make something beautiful.

Thank you for this gorgeous piece!

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Mark Luetke's avatar

Bravo 🙌

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks man! I appreciate you!

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Janet Ridsdale's avatar

I'm not crying ... you're crying 😭

Beautiful- thank you 🙏

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Duane Toops's avatar

It's allergies...Thanks so much for reading! So glad you enjoyed it!

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Janet Ridsdale's avatar

Totally 😂😂

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

I’m not gonna cry but this post was meant for me! Exclusively… I know reading this I am not on my own. Many are we who cross paths. Thank you.

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Duane Toops's avatar

There is no better feeling than being understood by a piece of writing. I've been the direct recipient of countless texts that have each saved me in countless ways. The mere suggestion that I could return that feeling to someone else is one of the highest compliments I could ever ask for. Thank you so much!

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