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Michèle RdeC's avatar

Lovely, lovely story. thank you!

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Catherine Jarvis's avatar

Beautifully written.

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Susie Kaufman's avatar

This is an elegant, mysterious story. I could see you there amid the semicolons, but in the end it felt like fiction of a high order. We don't ever really know who Prof. Browne is, what his motives might be, why he dies. Really wonderful story.

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Alice Goldbloom's avatar

Thank you. You nailed it. We thought we knew him but he remained an enigma. This is 40 years ago and I remember him vividly. Thanks for reading.

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Henry Mueller's avatar

We need the semicolon instruction 😜 A great teacher leaves such an impression in our hearts and minds. I was fortunate with three. Two in middle school and one in high school. Ever thankful for each.

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Marie Marchand's avatar

Sooo interesting, thank you Alice. Now I know your secret for writing so well 😉

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Barbara Goldbloom-Hughes's avatar

Alice, your writing is always elegant and engaging. You are an inspiration to me.

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Joe Neuhaus's avatar

To all the semicolon haters out there, let me introduce you to the dash - it's modern, exciting, and visually pleasing.

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