I was just thinking of what I have read and reread this year, and remembered one of my favorite moments!! I reread Come and Go while on my first solo-backpacking trip, and it was such a dear companion for me! I read it for the first time 3~ years ago while on another solo trip camping trip, and each reading has such a special memory tied to it. I’m in such a different place (mentally and geographically) this year then I was the first time, and it was so wonderful to revisit it. Your writing has been with me on some amazing adventures and in some beautiful places, and it has brought me so much joy and comfort. It sounds very cheesy, but when I’m stressed or need something familiar, I will reread SYTL, and it has given me peace in some of my hardest moments. Sorry to unload on you haha, I just hope you know how important your writing is and what a gift you have!
(obligatory photo from my reading spot :)
this picture is so staggeringly beautiful and this message is so deeply kind that I truly don't even know what to say! I'm so glad c&g could keep you company and give you a bit of peace. what a special, beautiful thing. thanks for letting me (or a little part of me, anyway) tag along on such a beautiful adventure.
just to be so tbh, I've been feeling rly frustrated and impatient about writing lately, just getting some close-call rejections and generally wishing things would happen faster, so this message hit extra hard today. so thank you x2!
(answering this publicly so I can save it. plz let me know if you'd prefer I answer privately!)