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'I'm Not Embarrassed by My Dream Anymore!'

Being imperfect out in the open is a necessary prerequisite for creating art.

Heather Havrilesky
Aug 11, 2022
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Alligator Pears (1923) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

You responded to my letter almost exactly a year ago and I wanted to send you an update. I went back and reread your letter this morning and had a deep, cathartic cry:

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