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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

A man of heart.

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Thank you, Malcolm. As distorted as his expression of love could be, he did his best to express it, and most successfully in words (and letters.)

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

My pleasure.

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

I just fell head over heels into your father, an almost cinematic unfolding of layer-upon-later of vulnerability, passion, and of course, love. What a greatness, now expressed through a son, from off the top of his tongue.

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Adam Nathan's avatar

You always get it, Kimberly. You are a deep reader and I suspect a deep listener. Every comment from you is meaningful to me.

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Troy Putney's avatar

This is a love letter about love letters, and a most beautiful tribute to a complex and special person. I see now what you meant about your father also gifting you with the language of writing. This whole piece is filled with love and a deep admiration, and as a child of divorce and alcoholism and parents who did not listen well to each other, those last few paragraphs moved me to tears. I'm totally blown away (again). Thank you.

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Jo Candiano's avatar

How wonderful that you have those letters.

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Lor's avatar

Ah,

Glad I went back to read this.

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