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jybyky's avatar

With pleasure, I am present at your writing, happy new year, may it always be the best.

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Wishing you the best in 2026!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Same to you, A.C. Keep up the good fight and write, write, write! :-)

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Rebecca Douglass's avatar

Happy New Year, and thanks for a good story. The small kindnesses we do can have consequences we’ll never know.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

You are so right. I hope we all experience more small kindnesses throughout 2026.

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Yvonne Ventresca's avatar

Happy New Year, Lee!

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Same to you, YV!

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MP Bottega's avatar

Brava, Ms McKenzie.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Hello, Dear Reader! So glad you enjoyed my first post of 2026.

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

I thought she was going to look up into the face of a handsome man who would offer to buy her a coffee and that would be her new beginning. However, I liked your ending better than the romantic one I had anticipated. The theme of caring for a stranger was more powerful. Happy New Year, Lee.

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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Thanks, K.C. I’m never sure about those endings. Here’s to a year of good writing and sharing it with others.

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