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Valerie Bowman's avatar

I love this! Took me back to Iowa City where we left in September for a new adventure. Watched Caitlin on tv instead of inside the stadium. Love the tendrils connecting us.

Jennifer New's avatar

Thank you, Valerie! I hadn't realized you'd left IC. I was still imagining you in the co-housing neighborhood. Where are you now?

Valerie Bowman's avatar

That is so sweet! We live in Auburn CA where we lived before Prairie Hill. Our daughter and son-in-law are building us an Accessory Dwelling Unit on their property.

David Duer's avatar

As is usual with your pieces, Jennifer, this one profoundly resonated with me. As I've been processing the death of my son Jesse, stories keep filtering in from folks I know, folks I don't know, about the positive effect he had on their lives. Those stories have been both a comfort and an inspiration. Keep reaching out. Seek out those tendrils, or hyphae, that connect us.