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August 21, 2021

Heather Cox Richardson
Aug 22, 2021
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A morning this week that Buddy captured as he left for work and I was going to bed.

I need an early night tonight.

I'll see you tomorrow.

[Photo by Buddy Poland.]

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)
Aug 22, 2021

Very beautiful, Buddy, and a tad ominous. The blues of sky with a band of light and water with a shimmer draw me in, particularly the water. That dark mass of boat in the center cuts the scene.

Heather your week of letters are among the work for review today. As the granddaughter of immigrants who escaped anti-Semitism, ghettos and pogroms, the divisions between North and South in this country never captured my mind as did the racism and discrimination. My early inclination to Civil Rights was natural.

This time contains threats to us in ways that go to the core. You and subscribers of LFAA represent a shore of support, experience and exchange both ragged and dear. I am grateful. Thank you all.

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KATHERINE H. TERHUNE
Aug 22, 2021

Preciously beautiful! Rest well! Peace! So deserved! You and Buddy are an awesome team, uplifting ever so many people in ways far beyond you might imagine. Let our gratitude just soak into all you are about, perhaps as a reservoir of buoyant energy upon which to draw. Sending love, admiration, appreciation and gratitude!🙏🏽💐

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