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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Wonderful 👏

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Thanks, Eleanor. I'm glad it connected. Thanks for your support on this journey right up to the warm notes shared yesterday and again this morning. I'm standing my full 5'9".

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

🫡

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Holly Starley's avatar

“Sweet dreams, Ú.Ú.” This and that final line. And the B landing in the tulip. Damn, Adam. Way to bring this home. So so good.

And of course you are an amazing reader!

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Thanks for your kind words and enthusiasm for TKA this whole time. They were always wonderful to read, and I tracked you by chapter. :-)

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Holly Starley's avatar

Awww, so glad. I was a bit behind but always a treat when I got to binge a couple at a time! Absolutely brilliant you’re sharing the whole … novel is it? at once.

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Christine Stephens Tretheway's avatar

Thank you, Adam...this story, and these endearing characters, has been a true bright spot for me! I've enjoyed every word. And I'm so happy that she played 'the pitch' for him on her AM radio. Sad to see it all end, but I'm happy for Reginald, Phineas, and U.U.

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Thanks, Christine. Your connection to my little cast has been deeply rewarding.

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Lor's avatar

First, I must tell you how much I enjoyed listening. I was doing my evening work out, hiking up and down a steep hill , multiple times. I decided to bring ‘you’ with me, and of course,the rest of the gang from What Cheer. Listening, brought me closer to the story.

“Ping-ponged to the left… Shimmied high and shrugged low...” Straight from her old metal heart. U.U. , she really is the magical True North of The Knuckleball Artist. Heroine , home, and the highest IQ of any vehicle ever built . “Sweet dreams, Ú.Ú.” (I did get a little choked up).

And far from being a mere coincidence, as I walked up and down the steep hill through the woods, over and over again, while listening, I stared at that V.W. Beetle, forever parked under the pines. Wondering, on a starry night , under a crescent moon, perhaps the radio still plays for those who are worthy . Moonlight Serenade?

🧢’s off to you, Adam. It has been an amazing ride!

🐝🌷⚾️🏟️ ❓❗️🥹

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Thanks for being a front seat passenger.

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Oh god!!!!!!! A final sentence to end all final sentences. I choked on it, then swallowed it down whole. Grateful.

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Adam Nathan's avatar

Thanks, Kimberly. It’s rewarding to hear something you hope works did. Thanks for joining me on this “short story.” 🙏⚾️

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