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briffin glue's avatar

congrats on writing the best substack post ever

Valerie's avatar

i’m printing this comment out btw just letting you know

E. E. Anglin's avatar

please save some words for the rest of us

Sophie's avatar

you've done it again wow this is perfect

Taylor Ware's avatar

felt! i loved this read.

Kathleen's avatar

Good Lord this was amazing

Valerie's avatar

Kathleen thank you so much ❤️

Sierra Madison's avatar

thank you for publishing this the morning after a particularly difficult night of incurable insomnia - i feel entirely understood and bashfully exposed

Valerie's avatar

sierra ❤️❤️ sending a virtual melatonin-induced hug

cvg's avatar

Heartbreak never read so beautifully it’s devastating

Valerie's avatar

thank you Celeste 🤍

n 🪬🦋💟🪽👾's avatar

if anybody has a cure for this exact emotion (which you somehow managed to capture both eloquently and succinctly) please hit me up 🙏🏽

Sheila's avatar

Me reading this at 4am after my thoughts woke me up again like: 👁️👁️👄

Elle's avatar

valerie i literally want to live inside your genius brain

Kamili ★'s avatar

I’m reading this at 5:00 am without a lick of sleep to be had. Lucky find. Amazing post.

Miranda's avatar

💜💜 this is amazing

sarah cucchiara's avatar

i'm reading this after sleeping for approximately 2 hours last night and it's like you're in my brain

marha's avatar

awestruck by your writing, this is just incredible!!

Chiara's avatar

Oh man, literally have been struggling with insomnia myself the last several months and I will never take sleep for granted ever again. Your writing is honestly magnificent and I am slightly envious at your gift with words, but mostly just inspired :’)

vers's avatar

I have a clogged throat about to shoot tears. wonderful