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Loved this, NJ. The ability to turn on and off one's "visibility" is a powerful one.

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Aug 24Author

Thank you!!

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Excellent observational piece, really enjoyed it.

To answer your question, as a gnarly old guy I don't enjoy pretty privilege but I guess there could be other kinds of privilege going on.

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Aug 13Author

Bahaha do you find you’re treated differently from when you were younger? I know older people typically talk about a kind of invisibility once you get past a certain age.

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I was quite a handsome chap it's true but since I was a scruffy punk there weren't many heads turned.

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Aug 13Author

🤣 I would like to read about it!

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Ah, i so appreciated this story, it resonates 😶‍🌫️

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Slithering through bodies. Really lovely evocative observations.

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this feels like a chapter in a book. Where are the other chapters?

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Aug 17Author

I’ll have to ask my brain 🤣🤣

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don’t you dare do this to me, NJ.

i need those other chapters. 😮‍💨😮‍💨

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Aug 17Author

🤣🤣🤣 a book about my life?! Will need a few more years

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i’ll be first to buy a copy. Just putting it out there.

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Aug 17Author

🥹 fine I’ll add it to my to do list 🙂‍↕️

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It was nice to be a fly on the wall for this characters experience, and I loved the contrast in experience depending on how she looked, I'm curious though, what happened to the stranger who grabbed you, did you get a way, did he say something? What made the character want to be a beacon that day? I need more!

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