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I will never sit in my hammock again without thinking of this story… excuse me while I go call the hubby…

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😂😂I’m glad you liked it, thanks CB!!

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Fantastic opening line… lol!

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Answer to first question: I once met with a woman for what I thought was an interview regarding photography and modeling... but it turns out she thought it was a date, and then she totally unloaded (100% unsolicited) a pretty horrific story of how she had been abducted, sex trafficked and abused as a sex slave. It was absolutely awful.

Answer to second: I have no idea.

Is your wife with child? Are you going to be a dad? (I was thinking about another note I responded to yesterday. I did check if my son was breathing this morning because I was thinking about it and he sounded like he was asphyxiating on spit up.)

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Wow Great !

I liked that...:)

My wife and I had to work at it for 9 months - but she was 40 and we were both very stressed...

Living in the USA I found that few people talk about sex with their partners...

But in NZ or Australia it was pretty normal... part of life . Not in a gross way but more like your story..

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Thanks OB! I think people should talk about it more.

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Haha, that was a fun read. Luckily my in-laws have never punished me by telling me any conception stories. You just did a shoutout for my husband’s book so I’ve been snooping around your Posts. Just subscribed and have been enjoying your stuff!

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Thank you Kasey! I'm glad you enjoyed.

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Strong hammock! Strong story!

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That’s a strong opening!!

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Thanks, that's the idea. Draw 'em in there. Who doesn't want to hear THAT story?

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I enjoyed the story, the tenderness and well-established sense of place.

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Thank you Ben!

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Read after "meta" and was delighted. Thanks for the call back to your older work that I likely wouldn't have explored otherwise.

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Thanks Sara! That’s part of the idea, I’m so glad you went back and read this!

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