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Caroline Donahue's avatar

That ARRANGEMENT. I love the parallels between writing and flower arrangements -- so true. And I'm delighted that Derby is a shithole stayed in. Excellent line!

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Sarah Rushbrooke's avatar

Thank you, Caroline! For ages I was getting in my head about Substack not being the appropriate place for imagery, but I'm really enjoying mixing it up a bit.

Hahaha, as I was redrafting it and rereading that line I was thinking of you!

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Caroline Donahue's avatar

I think it delights me especially because I come from Baltimore, which was also a bit of a shithole. It has done a lot to improve since then, but there really is a reason The Wire was set there. Yay for growing beautiful flowers out of the mud. 🩷

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Danielle Ellis - Severn Bites's avatar

So true and so beautiful

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Sarah Rushbrooke's avatar

It's so poignant, isn't it?

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Karen Bentley-Brown's avatar

Love this! Good to read as a newby to this world 🤗

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Team Soirée's avatar

So incredibly beautiful Sarah. Wonderful words and sentiment. Emily xx

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Sarah Rushbrooke's avatar

Thank you, Emily! I really appreciate that x

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Georgia's avatar

Oh I love this! I think leaving room for butterflies applies to all of life!?

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Sarah Rushbrooke's avatar

I think you might be right, Georgia!! 🦋

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