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No, slap ME with a trout! I can't tell you how happy I am to have somehow found my way to your Stack -- Mark Crispin Miller, perhaps? I am a fellow theatre outcast/pariah who just moved to Florida because I simply couldn't bear living in New York State anymore. I've been searching high and low to find fellow theatre artists who share my beliefs, and other than C.J. Hopkins (whose response to my missive was tepid at best), I've found NO ONE.

But now I've found you, Tonika! I probably sound a little unhinged, like a desperate dating game contestant. Sorry about that... :-)

Thank you for writing with so much honesty and courage. I've been publishing The Art of Freedom since December of 2021, inching my way towards full disclosure of what I really think about what's going on in the world. It's such a balancing act -- I don't want to alienate all of the communities I've been a part of for the past 30 years (theatre, Waldorf, spiritual seeking, etc.) but I also can't keep my mouth shut about what I know to be truth.

I'd love to connect with you, to commiserate and maybe collaborate? Regardless, I'm a fan, and so glad to be a new arrival to your community here.

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Hi Mary! Every single time I get a signal from an artist from somewhere around the globe, it feels like a lighthouse beacon amidst a dark stormy ocean. Really glad to connect with you. Sounds like our paths are very similar. Feel free to email me. It’s my name at gmail.

Very happy for you that you got out of NY state.

I will check out your stack and let’s keep in touch. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride for the next few years.

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A beacon, indeed! The perfect metaphor. Thanks for the gracious welcome, and I'll email you. Sooo happy to connect!!

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Sep 12, 2022Liked by Visceral Adventure

Nice to hear a little bit about you Tonika. Thanks for your great writing and videos. 💕🌈

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Thank you for reading and commenting, Nova.

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Sep 9, 2022Liked by Visceral Adventure

Well done, you are an inspiration to me.

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Sep 9, 2022Liked by Visceral Adventure

Awesome!

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Thank you, Tonika. What a pleasure to read and know you a little better. Enjoyed (if that's the right word) the SADS vid. Well done. So hard to capture the times we're in. So happy I found your stack.

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Thank you, Kathleen. It’s exciting being on this adventure along such great company. So glad I found YOUR stack.

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Great photo. You have a great sense of aesthetic and your numerous artistic talents.

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Thanks, Mathew. Means a lot, coming from you.

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I'm glad I can call you by your real name now Tonika! And great news that the SADS video is getting traction.

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Thank you, Isaac. Looking forward to getting more based along this journey.

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Lovely to meet you, Tonika :-) It is a joy to be on this journey with you 🙌

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Ditto, dear Margaret. Thank you for your unshakable courage. 🤗

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