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Brilliant. All of it! But wow, the ending, the highest honor to go unnoticed. Amen. Amen. Amen.

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Hi Kimberley. Thanks. I guess I'd never get rich as a life coach ;-)

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Life coaches. Meh. 💛

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You should be life coach. :-)

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This was utterly captivating. Subscribed! Thank you, Susie. David’s language evokes the scene with rare depth and freshness. Every phrase crackles.

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Thanks for taking a peek and for your 'crackles'. I guess that is what I was aiming for all along :-)

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Success.

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Oh wow Julie! You’re in for a treat!

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Davids writing is sublime Julie, his depth of understanding and the meticulous way he transcribes it into word is, for want of a better word, simply heaven !

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Completely.

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I love Elvers by Moonlight. I have been listening to David for a long time now. Gorgeous writing. Always profound, steeped in life and history. Poetry and prose , stories of places I have never been, and will never go except through David’s descriptions. A wonderful choice, Susie. One I would have selected myself, though there are many many more to choose from. A rich harvest of words and moments.

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I secretly hoped you would approve Lor, Phew!

Davids writing is like walking in on a poem that stretches for miles and miles... and I would happily walk every one of them.

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So true, I can also say the same for you. I suppose it could also be said, that your hill is doing the creating and you are its author. I would love to spend an entire day sitting on the hill with you and pointing out our favorite verses from David’s stories;‘oh read this one, wait, when your done, here is my favorite, this is my favorite too…

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I have a feeling we’d need a whole day for that rather blissful sounding exercise Lor… what a treat it would be!

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This is criminally beautiful. Thank you Susie, thank you David, thank you Adam.

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That is very kind of you, Chloe. I have, in my little notebook of 'cleverest things' your "we are more often punished by our unkindnesses, than for them". So I had a big smile when I saw you'd listened to something of mine :-)

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Oh, my goodness, well, you can’t imagine the size of my smile knowing that. Having just read ‘the ghost with a bucket that sings’ I bow to your brilliance, truly 🙌

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This is such a lively and playful piece of writing and I’m so happy to have discovered it in this way. Now I have to go over and subscribe.

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That's so kind of you, Ben. 'Lively and playful' - long-term goals :-)

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I liked this. What did you record this on? I've seen (heard) a few on Soundcloud.

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Hi Kim. Thanks for listening. I record on one of those Yeti mics into Adobe Audition - gives me an easy way to cut out the fluffs :-)

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I know so little about recording, in fact I've never. But I like the idea of it, just wouldn't know where to start. I'm scared of the idea of vlogging too.

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