"His reply was an 'OK' with a smiley face." What a creep! Lots of fear, a new start, the unknown, good to have friends in moments like these. She's not alone after all, even though it sure feels that way. Bali will be excellent. And as Bill and Ted say: Be excellent to each other.
HOO-RAY! Terribly painful, but good lord, Georg is almost serial killer level sociopathic. Ugh. Go to Bali, girl! Have an affair! Rob a bank! Anything would be better than staying with that cold fish. 💃🎉🎈
Oops I wasn’t finished yet with the comment - it’s like channeling the anger / frustration into action, even if not directly against Georg, will be cathartic. Like it.
Bye bye, Georg, I hope forever! With each chapter, his behavior kept baffling me all the more. It was always stunning how nonchalant and uncaring he truly was and becoming more. A beautiful sentiment we should all keep repeating ourselves: "The open roads, the flowing rice paddy fields, the wild ocean: these spaces offered her rebirth or at least self awareness." Thank you for this beautiful, painful, yet hopeful chapter.
Powerful illustration of the collapse (or avoidance of intimacy) of a relationship as well as the devastating impact of a miscarriage in the line, "I gazed at that baby I could have had, I did have -- for a short while. And then the only thing to do was to flush her down the pipes." This really captured the aesthetic of the emotional entanglement to a miscarried child contrasted with the sterile and deliberate procedure of medical waste disposal, a well done and painful rendering.
Thank you, Brian! "Emotional entanglement" is a great way to put it. I'm very interested in this kind of avoidance and the ramifications. Good to hear some of it is reaching the readers.
Wow, so much happening here! The cold response of Georg is so chilling. And Ivy's perception of becoming an outsider in her neighbourhood is a great detail. Excellent.
"His reply was an 'OK' with a smiley face." What a creep! Lots of fear, a new start, the unknown, good to have friends in moments like these. She's not alone after all, even though it sure feels that way. Bali will be excellent. And as Bill and Ted say: Be excellent to each other.
I’m feeling a playlist from your comment. Creep, Bill & Ted...
And with such great messages!
Simply the best! ;)
HOO-RAY! Terribly painful, but good lord, Georg is almost serial killer level sociopathic. Ugh. Go to Bali, girl! Have an affair! Rob a bank! Anything would be better than staying with that cold fish. 💃🎉🎈
Oops I wasn’t finished yet with the comment - it’s like channeling the anger / frustration into action, even if not directly against Georg, will be cathartic. Like it.
haha Well I've FINALLY started watching Orange is the New Black, it might be coloring my POV... 😂🍊🧡
😂😂 love the inspo!!
Love the notion that moral corruptness will solve Ivy’s problems!
THIS. LISTEN TO TROY, IVY. LISTEN TO THIS WISE MAN!
"His reply was an 'OK' with a smiley face."
🤯😱😱
Better off without him. Good riddance.
Off to Bali (perfect choice). The transformation begins. 🦋
You know Bali so well now 😁 That’s right, Georg as a long catalyst for action! Now what will Ivy do...
Bye bye, Georg, I hope forever! With each chapter, his behavior kept baffling me all the more. It was always stunning how nonchalant and uncaring he truly was and becoming more. A beautiful sentiment we should all keep repeating ourselves: "The open roads, the flowing rice paddy fields, the wild ocean: these spaces offered her rebirth or at least self awareness." Thank you for this beautiful, painful, yet hopeful chapter.
Thank you, Nadia! It’s good to get rid of him, isn’t it?
At last!!!
Powerful illustration of the collapse (or avoidance of intimacy) of a relationship as well as the devastating impact of a miscarriage in the line, "I gazed at that baby I could have had, I did have -- for a short while. And then the only thing to do was to flush her down the pipes." This really captured the aesthetic of the emotional entanglement to a miscarried child contrasted with the sterile and deliberate procedure of medical waste disposal, a well done and painful rendering.
Thank you, Brian! "Emotional entanglement" is a great way to put it. I'm very interested in this kind of avoidance and the ramifications. Good to hear some of it is reaching the readers.
Wow, so much happening here! The cold response of Georg is so chilling. And Ivy's perception of becoming an outsider in her neighbourhood is a great detail. Excellent.
Thanks so much Jeffrey 🙏🏽💜
That is exactly the vibe I was going for!