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Jo Case's avatar

‘Over time, and without even realising, I began to live with much less intensity of connection.’ Me too. Or, I no longer notice every detail in a way I once did. I think it’s maybe that regular writing and note-taking heightened my awareness and no longer doing that much has dulled it.

I love the story of your literary spat ...

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Tracy Crisp's avatar

Yes, I think this was one of the gifts of blogging. Some people might find the same thing with instagram, but I never did find it the same with facebook. And content creation of tiktok is a world away from blogging. I know it's pointless being so nostalgic for blogging, but it really was great.

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Jo Case's avatar

I get a taste of the old blogging feel from Insta but it’s not the same ... Substack is the close thing. Blogging was a golden age! And a source of great friendships. x

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Jennifer Zeven's avatar

‘T’would seem I subscribed last year to read this and then forgot 😂 Lively and lovely read as usual

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Kerry Rochford's avatar

This piece of writing is luscious. As a ‘noticer’ I sunk into the descriptions fully aware. I wasn’t a noticer of everything until my early 50s, except for having always been acutely attuned to people. Now I notice everything, and whilst it is sometimes exhausting, it brings me closer to everything. Your writing is beautiful Tracy.

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Tracy Crisp's avatar

Thank you for your very kind words, Kerry. Noticing really is exhausting, but like you say it does have its rewards xx

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