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Would love to know what happened to the piece I wrote yesterday, titled THOSE WERE THE YEARS or something like that. After writing and sending it I got asked to provide a title and, poof, couldn't for the life of me find it again. No doubt lost in the clouds.

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oh. have you looked in Drafts?

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Jun 12, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Ah another great Experiments in Style.

Great experimentation.

I was hoping your labelling was going to end up being:

Awake ("A"), Bed ("B"), bathroom ("B"), Cat ("C"), door ("D"), wall ("W"), headache ("H"), hospital ("H"), book ("B") just to layer on a bit of absurdity ;)

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Ha ha! I didn't think of that TBH, Nathan. That would have been more logical in many respects!

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Jun 11, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Love how you’re thinking about the relationship between words & images here!

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Thanks, Jillian. I often use illustrations in my notes - not just doodles (plenty of those!) but as shorthand.

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Such a great maptogram, Terry - I love this!

I had been going to comment pithily about the inclusion of the cat in this latest experiment in style, as it had not been mentioned in the original text. However, I read on and noticed you'd taken care of that in your notes at the end! You're forgiven.

Great links, thank you - and I don't just mean the one to my own post! 😉 Most kind of you! 😁

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Maptogram? I like that word. Thanks for kind comments, Rebecca.

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🤣 Kind of made it up - but it does work, doesn't it?! 😃

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Loved the ancillary artwork. Your contribution here changed my mood. Thanks.

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For the better I hope? 😂 Thanks, Dimitri

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Jun 11, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

I love the pictorial version!

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Thanks Amy

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Me too! Somehow it both reduces and extends the story. I love seeing personality in sketching.

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Reduce and extend: a great expression. Thanks, Kathleen

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Jun 11, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

How "it both reduces and extends the story." Perfectly stated!

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definitely!

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😂 thanks, Amy. Why?

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Jun 11, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Why? Just cuz. Kidding. I am a visual person and I also love art. Words can transport me into a different world, but a picture or drawing is extra. When I was reading the portion of your post describing the incident, I could picture it in my mind and I felt your pain. Having the pictorial/map to refer to confirmed what I pictured in my mind, but with extra detail, like the cat and the hospital sign saying “don’t come if you are ill”. I also just enjoyed seeing your drawing. I love drawing, when I have the time and am not trying to do it “perfectly”, so I appreciate that form of storytelling.

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Thanks, Amy 😂

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🙌

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