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Apr 9Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

Favorite chapter yet. SO much intertwining metaphor and mythos wrapped in raw real life-edness.

A frying pan just for cooking is a tragic underuse of its power..

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“I see home distorted through the bottom of the glass.” So much in this one line. It punched me. Glad you metaphorically punch back by choosing the frog-at-the-wall approach.

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I loved that. The best way to hurt a guy is buying $1500 worth of underwear! And the best? There wasn't really a lot...

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I loved it - the frogs, the fairy tales, Joyce...though I flinched at the frying pan.

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Sep 29, 2023Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

At night, I hear a lot of frogs out there.

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Sep 9, 2023Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

“Ah, I am more aggressive than I pretend to be or like to think I am.”

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This line - both literal, and a metaphor - is awesome, Mary: " I see *home* distorted through the bottom of the glass."

I am loving everything about this serial - thank you so much for sharing your story.

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"1500 bucks on La Perla underwear."

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Stunning fun, and I love how it weaves all the threads together. Fairy tales, Ulysses, frying pans, expensive underwear, the view of the rug through wine glass bottom, and walking along the Potomac.

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Aug 31, 2023Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

"There is no end to the ways a woman may hit a man over the head with a frying pan."

So true:) And, we can learn so much from the traditional fairytales. Love how you have combined classic and modern in this narrative.

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