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Courtney's avatar

It’s unfair how very, very good this is. AND this beetle’s journey led me to your substack. Next stop…pre-order. Better than a butthole.

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Dawn's avatar

Dying. That opening line. I think that may make it into the Family Lexicon for our house. Just found your substack yesterday. Will preorder asap.

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Lyndsay Rush's avatar

ahhh YAY thank you and welcome to the madness!!!

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Clarkie Doster's avatar

1) Your live-editing reel really just needs to make its way over to teachergram. Seriously.

2) IMO it's not YOU saying "which is to say," it's the speaker of the poem who is the type to NEED TO SAY "which is to say," and that's important.

3) Now I'm looking into the water table add-on sitch

4) Thanks for being in my inbox bc the IG feed is just sometimes too much for me!

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Lyndsay Rush's avatar

OOOOH to #2 yes!!

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Shelby Livingston's avatar

"Like a bonus french fry in your inbox" continues to prove to be correct, every week.

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Lyndsay Rush's avatar

my heart!

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Kristy Luther's avatar

“When God closes a mouth he opens a butthole”??!!?!

SHEER BRILLIANCE; if I can ever stop cackling I’ll be sending this poem to everyone I know

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Lyndsay Rush's avatar

hahhahah

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Gila Pfeffer's avatar

please name your next book CAN WE TALK ABOUT FROG BUTTS

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Lyndsay Rush's avatar

not "When god closes a mouth he opens a butthole"???

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Gila Pfeffer's avatar

dammit, that's good too

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