Letters from the hearth

Some thank-yous can't arrive on time. So they arrive late, and say so. A sample:

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You probably don't remember it. That's part of why I'm writing.

Years ago, on a night I've never described to anyone, you did a small thing: you stayed. You didn't try to fix it. You didn't ask the right questions, because there weren't any. You just stayed, and when I said I was fine, you said “okay” in a voice that meant you'd stay anyway.

I wasn't fine. And I never thanked you properly. I've carried that like a stone in a pocket for ten years: small, heavy, always there.

So: thank you. Late, specific, and not asking for anything back. You were kind on a night when it cost you something, and I never forgot. Even in the years I didn't say so.

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That's the shape of the sentence a card can't carry.

If you have one of these sitting unsent (a thank-you, an apology, a goodbye that got stuck), write to me and I'll write the first line free: [email protected]. Then it's yours to send, or to keep.

The sentence a card can't carry. First line free. [email protected]

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The sentence a card can't carry. First line free. [email protected]