This Is Me Trying

Can’t wait to read!

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❤️🙏Would it be presumptuous to ask you to stop whatever full time job you have and just keep writing chapters for this story all day? Yeah, I thought it was.

💥Banter!!! God, I love it!!! Each chapter better than the last!! ❤️🧨

🔥😱God, Claire is fierce and says the things that many of us would like to. Fantastic chapter!

I love the Emily Dickinson reference - Hope is the thing with feathers. So apropos with Claire. You nailed it.

Loved this chapter!!

“Funny how the doctor had me take the names and numbers down. I mean, when people tell you life-altering news they generally give you a moment before they expect you to move on. To function. To be able to maintain a single cohesive thought without breaking down because, as we all know, life goes on.”This is incredibly relatable and hits close to home for me. When my Mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer (immediately stage 4, it had already spread. Get your mammograms, my dears.) the doctor sprung the news on us out of the blue in a very clinical, cold hearted way. (I also filed a complaint and reported this Dr, it’s ironic that you mentioned that) It’s very much a world-is-still-spinning-yet-you-are-completely-frozen type of thing. I know you mentioned you are showing us bits of your own life this story and I’m so sorry to hear you had to experience this. ❤️Claire and Joe. That’s real friendship. I hope he’ll open up to the idea of Claire and Jamie soon. My poor bb, Claire. All the hugs for her.

I already have chills. RIP me. 🥲❤️

Beautifully written chapter ❤️‼️

(sigh) between sobs. Beautifully written and gut-wrenching.

EXCUSE ME THE SEXUAL TENSION… THEY WILL KILL ME 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Oh my goodness Sarah… the intro… the song… I’m hooked already!

Wow. I’m pretty bummed out that I can’t read the last few chapters of the story, as it was originally intended, unless I join patreon. I’d rather send you money directly for every remaining chapter and have you dm me the chapters.I joined patron once, for critical health updates. They billed me, I never got a website link, and at some point, they stopped billing me. No clue why. I just resent them my password to see if I could log in…no response. They may be blocked by altice, my email provider.I was going to buy lots of copies of the book for my daughter, her friends, myself. Now, I’m not so sure. The abruptness of this makes me feel used, in some way, even though you lovingly gave of yourself. It is my favorite story. It lives with me. This just made me incredibly sad.

I’m sorry you left AO3. Did you continue elsewhere?

Already invested ❤️

Ok looking forward to the next chapter

I am already liking this Claire... an awesome beginning.

This is so good! So Bloody good. I am intrigued by the premise. Awed by your courage. Staggered by your talent.

Intrigue by Claire's referencecto PTSD versus grief. That offers some interesting scenarios. Was she abused or traumatized prior to Frank's death? Or was she also a victim in the event that killed Frank? She has been in this dark place for a while and is due some respite. The pandemic has not been kind to people suffering from depression. Speaking as a preschool teacher who often wears holiday themed earrings I am sending you only positive thoughts Claire. Stay well!

Beautifully written. 💙💙💙

This is so moving, I look forward to reading more of this story.

Intrigued👍😊

So very sad. Can’t hold this stuff in, it will eat a soul alive. Have to give a voice to the poison. A good friend, family or a therapist.

Excited for this!

MCR? My favourite one if it is! This is going to be a fantastic story, I can feel it in me bones. You really are an amazing writer and I'm looking forward to the next chapter! 👏👏❤

If I shared this in. My VA anxiety or a depression group session, I’m sure many would understand.

Really like the comedic bits in this and looking forward to discovering what trauma she’s been through. It doesn’t sound like it was becoming a widow.

Wow this is great writing 🙌🏾

Grief and PTSD. I understand the grief part as I've been there but not sure about the PTSD. Intrigued to know more and I'm glad Claire's still feeding the cat.

This is just so amazingly, horribly good. You’ve hit on depression and the feelings of overwhelm and masking and doing the bare minimum. This is special.

"...both acne and wrinkles." That made me laugh so hard because it true. Not funny. At all. But so, so true. I'm already hooked.

I am so invested in this, in your Claire, after this first bit. I can feel her, and that is everything I need from a story. I know I will love it to bits, I already do. It's everything, from the style of writing, to the details, to the way you make her human. I adore it so much, thank you for sharing this with us <3

You got me

Your writing is utterly stunning - stark, moving and uncompromising.

I told you I’d go back and comment on things I love that I didn’t do initially. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and old heads of romaine lettuce. - A truer sentence has never said, as that’s me like every other week. 😂 We have two cat-dogs at our house. Falling asleep on the couch too often- check and mate.

I appreciate Claire’s dark humor only wish it wasn’t coming from a place of such pain ...

This is a very different Claire but I am intrigued. Thank goodness for Adso or there would be nothing positive in her life.

You write so wonderfully descriptively! I can seriously see it playing like a movie in my head. Adso on the loose, Jamie there, poor braless Claire ( never wear one myself) lol. I am so interested to hear what made her leave the law. Totally hooked on this.

Well done.

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I love this Claire... great chapter..

Love the satiric Chariots of Fire image featuring Mr Bean. That was a hoot. Hearing the music in my head. Hoping Claire and the Repairman go out together to find Adso. Like a meet cute but very wet. This Claire is in a bit of a funk but maybe she can be shaken out of it. Anxiously waiting for more. Be safe!

Hilarious meme!

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i'm still not over the "ma'am" *appalled*

Gif of Adso running *snort*

HHah. Shrek and chariots of fire killed me