Very Short Stories_023

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An open notebook with handwritten text on the right page.

Title: Very Short Stories_023
Alternative Title: Very Short Stories
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2018
Description: The image shows an open notebook on a black background. The left page is blank, while the right page contains handwritten text in black ink. The text begins with a date, "Feb. 19, 2018," followed by the words "President's Day." The writing occupies most of the right page, with some words redacted. The text is written in a neat, cursive style.
Dates Completed: Jan 4, 2018 - Feb 24, 2018
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Transcription: Feb. 19, 2018. President's Day
I slept on the conversation with [redacted] and woke with vague unease... more about her streaming delivery than about the content of what she said.

I think back to when I first met her and she'd taken time off after Yale, turned away from art, went to Italy, studied Italian and yoga and came back, worked for us. There'd been the same running from, as now, with the career in law. Maybe I missed it the
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Is Part Of: Very Short Stories
Relation: Image Gallery