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Apr 12, 2022Liked by Shifra Steinberg

Wow!!! What a piece! You are such a great writer! I would love to read more and more and more of those stories.

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Apr 26, 2022Liked by Shifra Steinberg

Hi, I wrote a comprehensive feedback on The Psychology of Change, and tried to send it to your email with .art, but received the following: '550 The mail server could not deliver mail to info@shifra.art. The account or domain may not exist, they may be blacklisted, or missing the proper dns entries.' Hope this helps. Moreover, I would like you to have the nonsense that I wrote.

You can send me an email to selaornathan@gmail.com. Wish you the best.

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Apr 13, 2022Liked by Shifra Steinberg

This touched my soul , it really did . You should consider expanding on this topic and sending it off to some competitions . There are tears in my eyes !

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Apr 13, 2022Liked by Shifra Steinberg

This post really spoke to my heart. The very essence of humanity seems to be our innate loneliness. Beautifully written.

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Is this a mirror or a bridge of compassion? It's probably both because that's what I find with my own favorite short stories that I've written.

There was a really interesting mention of this on Jordan Peterson's last podcast; depressed people are highly self referential and use I a lot. They pay too much attention to themselves and forget to look outwardly to the world and people around them. Your story exemplifies those markers.

https://youtu.be/psmPAXGGHoU?t=884

Some of this might just be a side effect of the first person perspective you wrote with...anyways my autism is showing. GG

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Beautifully written, Shifra. This is haunting and I will ponder upon it for a long while. In the military we had periods of “training” after fellow airmen had either attempted or achieved self harm. We were forced to follow the buddy concept and at the time I hated it because it infringed on my freedom and alone time. But looking back, I know for a fact that it saved lives and prevented unnecessary pain and suffering. I know this is a little different, but the concept still remains true. Being accountable for not only ourselves but the wellbeing of our friends and neighbors is important in times of increased isolation such as what that elderly woman likely faced. Gone but not forgotten. Thank you for sharing this story.

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