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Thanks for including me Will, what a great playlist. Excited to read yours and everyone's.

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happy new year, Deirdre!!!

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Whoa, Will! Wasn't expecting this lovely shout-out at all. I really appreciate it. Man with No Tongue is probably my favorite of yours so far. I still need to dive into As You Were! Have you considered self-pubbing it?

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Of course Logan! Maybe I’m thinking of self publishing but honestly I have no idea where to start

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It’s pretty easy to self-publish these days and put your stuff out there. Amazon KDP is the easiest in my opinion. Mainly, all you have to do is format your doc, upload it and check off a few boxes. I use a program called Vellum for formatting. I could format it for you, if you’d like. Then all you’d have to do is upload it to Amazon or anywhere else you’d like.

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I’m going to take a look into this! Thanks so much Logan!!

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No problem. Feel free to message me with any questions.

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It’s so wild to see how quick bites of your day job ruptured into the banquet of imagination you put out this year. Thank YOU for all the hard work! And 🍋 forever!!!

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yeah, I’m not sure how it happened but I’m glad it did haha! Happy new year my friend!!!!

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❤️❤️❤️ You’re my top author this year. ❤️❤️❤️

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That is the greatest honor of all, Sean!!!

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thank you for including me will! I am a punch drunk doug stan for life.

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doug doug doug doug doug

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Damn, what a top ten you have for only one year. Can’t wait to see what you have for the next one. Thanks so much for the mention, happy new year!

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love your work bob, looking forward to 2025 my friend! wishing you and yours a healthy happy new year

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Will!!! One of the very best we've got, makes me happy to know my story stuck with ya(:

daisy broth was my personal favorite from this great list. only your twisted lil mind. happy new year, friend, see ya in the next one!!

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a lot of your stuff stuck with me (it's quite sticky) and, honestly, it was hard to choose just one! happy new year! I'll see you on the other side! cheers

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thank you so much for including me will. i have a lot of your reading to do still, excited for it! can't wait to love/be absolutely crushed by the one about bowser

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of course! I love your work. oh yeah, that’s a tough one. Maybe take it a word at a time???

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i’m scared now but i must. i love dogs and i imagine it will be beautiful and heartfelt

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Of course daisy broth mad the list and thank you for sharing spongos one of my creative experiments!

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I fucking love spongos. It was one of the first things I read from you and stuck with me ever since.

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I’m glad our paths crossed truly

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cheers to paths getting more crossed in 2025

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An honor to be mentioned, Will. First thing I’m doing in 2025 is going back to that restaurant and enjoying a brand new dish, no tears this time.

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you should for sure! Bring a tiny fork and knife so it takes you way too long to eat and you’re forced to savor it

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That's a serious line-up to be included in – and a pleasant surprise for New Year's. Much appreciated, too. I've found some great writing through your recommendations this year, not to mention your own work. Happy-happy, joy-joy!

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absolutely loved Dawn of the Dogs. I’m looking forward to what you’ve got cooking for 2025! Happy new year!!

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What a pleasant surprise. Thanks for reading Burberry Grove.

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it stuck with me as soon as I read it. Cheers!!

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thanks so much will!! ❤️

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ya welcome!! Happy new year!

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My own personal favourite of your stories is lodestar, the voice, the balance of inevitability and the tragic pathos that doesn't tip over into sentimental mawkishness. It's a very powerful piece indeed.

Thanks for the mention, as mentioned that was a piece that tied together three random (I Ching) prompts into one developing very short fable experimentally. That experiment goes on...

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it was hard to pick just one of yours Murph—you always make the gears turn. Happy new year my friend!

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And Happy New Year to you and yours young Willikers!

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Thanks for the mention, friend! Loved getting to know you and your work this year. Here’s to more reading and writing in 2025! Cheers!

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Cheers!

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