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I’m reading the Nights in Sandbridge series again and I just had to say how much I love it and how much your stories are a comfort to me. I missed reading this series for a while (it was an annual thing haha) and I’m just really fond of the world you created.

I read them for the first time when I was 21 yo, and I just turned 30 this month. They still make me think about life and remember all I’ve learned from reading them.

I just wanted to share a bit of the love I have for it.

Thanks for sharing your stories!!

Oh my god, I...

I have been having a rough week--nothing of concern, just a whole host of annoyances and minor disasters coupled with a huge peak of stuff at work--and this ask has me smiling like literally nothing else ever could have.

I'm so glad that you still find comfort and joy in those stories; they are among some of my favorite things I have ever written, and it delights me every time I learn that someone has re-read them even once, much less that many times!

Also, writing those stories is also one of my favorite memories of working with tisfan. I still miss her every single day, but knowing others are still reading words that she crafted, especially words that she crafted with me, is like lighting a remembrance candle in my heart and filling me with warmth until I can almost feel her hands on mine.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friend. For reading, and for reaching out to tell me about it. ❤️

I saw your tags wondering about broadcast TV and cable - the answer is YES, they both still exist! And I know, because I still have cable TV, and I still watch broadcast TV shows. I feel like that officially makes me an old lady. :D

That's kind of comforting and interesting. My husband bought a digital whaddayacallit. . .antenna! so he can watch, I guess broadcast TV? I admit I wasn't listening that well because he does a lot of weird things with media these days, most of which I don't understand.

One thing I would prefer, actually, are television commercials. Most of my media-viewing is via YouTube, and internet ads are a whole nightmare. Currently YT thinks I live in New Jersey, which is interesting and wrong. I'm so tired of made-for-youtube ads for non-products that feature a fake tiktokker who starts out by saying "This feels illegal to know, but!" or "I don't want to freak anyone out, but!" SO TIRED. I'd give anything for a 30 second ad for an actual product I may need or want.

We definitely could stand to cut back on streaming services; I'm going to look into dropping at least one.

Speaking of insane ads, today I saw an ad for a new series "From FX on Hulu with Disney Plus." I have no idea where I would watch this series, if I wanted to.