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Apr 13Liked by Rene Volpi

It took me a while, but I finally figured out who your writing style reminds me of, James Burke. He’s the guy that does Life After People. What you write isn’t cut and dried, I think we’ve all had a science class like that, it’s dynamic, it allows me to "see" what you’re talking about.

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"We are stardust, we are golden.

We are billion-year-old carbon

and we've got to get ourselves

back to the garden." Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

Could not help myself. Loved you post.

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Great read, thanks, Rene! I probably spend too much of my time thinking about how everything we are made of is billions of years old stardust. All atoms in the universe can only be created deep inside stars, and once they explode, they scatter throughout the Universe. As Carl Sagan said “We are a way for the Universe to know itself”. We are just starting to stuff trying to figure out other star stuff.

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Apr 13Liked by Rene Volpi

For me, every day starts with blood because I’m a diabetic.

It’s strange to see any beauty in it.

Thank you.

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Love your post. When sad, I tell myself(after the self hate is done washing through) “but I am of the stars and one with the universe and my dogs. I am one with all that has gone before me and with my grandsons and their children.” ( or words to that effect). And I can take the next breath and move forward. Thanks!!

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Apr 13Liked by Rene Volpi

A few little drawings in the margins of your work would make me really happy.

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Apr 13Liked by Rene Volpi

Sitting here with my mouth open because it’s incredulous, and I really can’t think of all the descriptive, beautiful adjectives for this piece. It’s early, but worth rising for the ingestion; ergo, I loved it! 😍 Just imagining that BLOOD brought this response…and I’m not a blood-lover. 👏 Really, really well-done. (Now, I’m craving a cinnamon roll. lol) WHY? 🤷 😂

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Very entertaining and a bit on the disturbing side. Lol, but good stuff. I’m always curious about Rh negative blood types. I am Rh negative and through pregnancy I have to go through a few extra steps to have a baby or my blood can literally kill my baby if they are positive. Super weird, I don’t get it.

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