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Mary, your dialogue sounds so alive! Is it from your memoir [Re]Making Love? I ordered it, so will be reading soon. Or is it a new novel? Sorry for question, I still can't get used to my new reality with Substack and continue my discoveries. Great!

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Larissa, from the novel. Go to Table of Contents: https://marytabor.substack.com/p/who-by-fire-a-serial-novel-add and hear me read aloud the first chapter. And heartfelt thanks as well. xo ~ Mary

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Absolutely wonderful, Mary! So beautifully written.

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Oh, Victoria, How lovely you are to take the time to say this ... 💕

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I can taste the Breyers butter pecan!! Only back 'home' (in the US).

Such a great voice and story, Mary.

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Ah, that butter pecan and such a grand comment that gives me hope, Kathleen.

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'“Let’s just call it our stock market correction,” and that was that.

But what did either of them know about financial markets? Zilch.'

That's just great, Mary!

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Oh, man, that helps so, Jeffrey.

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Jul 20Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

The narrator’s voice is so tragic to me, full of pained regret, peering into his imagined understanding and lost moments.

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Exactly, Kimberly, how the narrator, in first person, feels to me, as I follow him on his search for what happened.

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Your dialogue so reminds of Dashiell Hammett... Nick and Nora but with more heart!

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Oh, goodness, you are now in MY heart!

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I mean every word :)

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🙏🏻 That means so much. Have been lately pretty discouraged. And you have given me hope.

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Jul 18Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

Keep it coming, Mary. Loving it!

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Oh, Tim, thank you so. I so need the encouragement. Have been thinking of quitting Substack. Bless you. xo ~ Mary

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Jul 18Liked by <Mary L. Tabor>

Please do not. We need your voice on here.

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💕

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Interesting story!

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Thank you. Aaron!

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