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Chanda Singleton Griesë's avatar

I'd wondered what the significance was of the name Number 5. Now I know!

Number 5's avatar

Dear Chanda, you are too generous to refer to the name’s ‘significance’!😀

I am working my way through your Uncharted Waters series. It heart wrenching and beautiful. Thank you for writing it.

Constance Kirk's avatar

A pleasure to hear the backstory on No. 5, the mystery revealed is equally as good as not knowing. The quote from Dr. Tim is perfect for an introduction for a talk I am doing titled "Redeeming Beauty". An unexpected blessing. Thank you. Also, the painting, sort of perfect!

Number 5's avatar

Thank you, Constance! I wish I could hear your talk—it sounds great.

Paul Garrison's avatar

A shout out!

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You and your sister are my longest standing followers!

Paul Garrison's avatar

That’s a distinguished list!

Ann Collins's avatar

What a delight to discover the face of the voice behind this bright space! I sensed it was someone close to Kortney—actually at times, I thought it might be Kortney, herself, writing these posts :-) I’m sure by now you are Twin Souls of the first order—Gemels— with different yet intertwined views about this life. Especially it’s sacredness and beauty.

So lovely to meet you, and I’m very much looking forward to your writing in the coming months. I’m a Shakespeare fan (though no scholar) and I’ll particularly enjoy anything you publish here related to his plays. There can never be too much beauty in this world! Thank you for showing some of it to us.

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Thanks so much, Ann. I'm very glad to be someone close to Kortney. She's posted that pair of pictures of us in the canoe before and titled them "Rudder and Motor". That's about how I think of it...the quite different two of us working toward a common end.

I am no Shakespeare scholar either. My kids know him better than I do. The Measure for Measure piece came from reading the play in college and afterward feeling vaguely unsatisfied with the 'happy' ending. I guess that's why they call it a problem play.😀

Ann Collins's avatar

Wonderful! I’m very much looking forward to that creation!

Timothy Horne's avatar

Thanks for the back story. I have benefitted from your year of beauty-sharing and look forward to your future offerings.