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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Checked out and liked a couple of your poems on Instagram. Maria, the multi-talented! Wow.

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

Thank you! 🩷

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Love all the metaphors throughout. It made all the places come alive.

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

thank you rosa! I just had a browse on your page. I'm excited to have your words in my inbox. Xo

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Mike Speriosu's avatar

Beautiful, Maria. Thank you.

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Jayne Shore's avatar

Breathtaking.

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

thank you Jayne xo

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

thank you Jayne xo

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Willem Alberts's avatar

I forgot I was reading a substack piece at one point. I turned to my own shadow and said, this novel is so fucking good!

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

I love that you're in conversation with your shadow. do they have a name?

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Alix Klingenberg's avatar

This is just stunning. Stunnnnning

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

appreciate you always alix!

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Stephanie Greene's avatar

This is the most stunning piece 😭❤️‍🔥

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

Stephanie, that means so much!

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

This is so powerful and vivid, Maria. I can feel the whole story if that makes any sense.

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

Hi Leann 🩷 thank you for reading and holding my story.

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Christian Meinke's avatar

Your essays carry that sort of gravitas that I know they will be circling my thoughts for days

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Love your essays. You write so well! Looking forward to more, going to chase down your poetry......

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