ok i will repost this in the morning but A Parcel Arrived and it was this and im in this and the last paragraph of the intro is PADMA LAKSHMI SAYING MY WRITING MOVED HER

She ends her words with yours because she couldn’t have said it better. That’s incredible!!!!!! Bravo!!!!

I’m crying with you. OMG, T. Congrats!!

Omg! How amazing and well deserved recognition.

being a writer is incredibly lonely and external validation is so rare it makes me short circuit a little

You earned this recognition, Talia! 💚🩵💚🩵💚🩵💚

OH MY GOD. That is so fantastic. Good for you.

That's really cool and I am super happy for you.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I knew it would be the grilled cheese essay! An enduring work of art!

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