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• Dear Patrick, I love your essay, "Schooling New Fish." It's very informative and well-written. I can tell you have a good vocabulary. Keep writing, okay? You're good at it. Writing is awesome and helps me with so many things. I hope it's helping you, too. -Grace

  on Schooling New Fish by Patrick Rathsack Dec. 12, 2017

• Merry Christmas, Luis! May peace and happiness come to you.

  on My Dear Brothers And Sisters: by Luis D. Perez Dec. 12, 2017

• Dear Jack, This is a very powerful poem. I hope you continue to write poetry because you're very good at it. Poetry can be anything you want it to be. It can be deep snow but it can also be light whispers. But most of all, it can be comforting. ...

  on God's Hotel by Jack Branch Dec. 12, 2017

• Dear Kelly, I'm sorry your Thanksgiving weekend sucked so bad. I hope your days are getting better right now. When you were talking about the game you play with your MP3 player, it reminds me of something I do! I like to (jokingly as well) pray to the music gods ...

  on Dear Readers (11/22/17) by Kelly Jones Dec. 12, 2017

• Dear Kelly, Wiccan rituals are so cool! I'm glad you seemed to enjoy it. I'm Pagan/Wiccan myself. I enjoy reading your writings. They have so much personality in them. I like how you start them with "Howdy." That's so cool! Your writings make me feel like I'm talking to you. ...

  on Dear Readers 10/27/17 by Kelly Jones Dec. 12, 2017

• Hello! I read both your responses. Thank you for responding! I decided I'll send a quote to you. It's one of my favorite quotes, a Bruce Springsteen quote. I love Bruce Springsteen. "Baby there are nights when I dream of a better world." -Bruce Springsteen My theatre teacher told me ...

  on Dear Readers (11/22/17) by Kelly Jones Jan. 27, 2018

• Hello! Thank you for sharing your story about being eighteen and gay. I myself am part of the LGBT (bisexual and transgender) community and I'm always interested in hearing other stories. It's fascinating to hear how other people have been a part of the community or not a part of ...

  on Dear Readers (1/5/18) by Kelly Jones Jan. 27, 2018

• Dear Jack, Your poetry is beautiful. I love reading religious poetry and hearing about other people's views on religion. I look forward to reading more of your poetry. As a fellow poet, I hope you keep writing poetry. Thank you for responding to my comment by the way! That made ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Jan. 27, 2018

• Dear Kelly, I'm sorry to hear about your MP3 player! I'm also sorry to hear about the rumors. I hope your month gets better. I hope your Valentine's Day was good! -Grace

  on Dear Readers 2/10/18 by Kelly Jones Feb. 20, 2018

• Hello, Jack! 1. I am from America! Illinois, specifically. 2. I honestly don't read religious poetry often. I love poetry in general, but not specifically religious. I myself am Pagan and I try to appreciate all sorts of religions. 3. Yes! I absolutely love poetry. I write it very often. ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Feb. 20, 2018

• Dear Kelly, I'm so glad you're with a man you're happy with! That's wonderful news! And no, I didn't do anything for Valentine's Day. I think I might've had a doctor's appointment, if that counts for anything, haha. I don't have a girlfriend or a boyfriend at this point, which ...

  on Dear Readers 2/10/18 by Kelly Jones March 9, 2018

• Dear Kelly, Hello! Ah, yes, thank you for noticing the username! And I have heard of Black and Pink. I have yet to actually go on the website however. I should give it a try, though! -Grace

  on Comment Response by Kelly Jones March 9, 2018

• Dear Kelly, I am from Illinois. Yes, that quote is from a song! It's from Jackson Cage by Bruce Springsteen. Yes, I am in theatre. Not in school, though. I am online-schooled because of chronic illness. Online school isn't all bad, though. I have a lot of free time, which ...

  on Dear Readers (11/22/17) by Kelly Jones March 9, 2018

• Dear Kelly, He sounds like a wonderful man. I'm so glad you're in love with him. I wish you the best. -Grace

  on Dear Readers 2/27/18 by Kelly Jones March 9, 2018

• Hello, Jack! 1) I have thought of publishing my own poetry before. I've been thinking of compiling some of my poems about darker things in my life from the past (such as abuse, violence, etc.) and making them into a poetry book. I think that art of any kind is ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch March 21, 2018

• Dear Kelly, It sounds like you're going through a really awful time. I'm sorry to hear all this bad stuff happening to you, with Josh leaving soon and all. I have another quote for you. Well, it's not exactly a quote from a celebrity or anything. It's actually just a ...

  on Dear Readers by Kelly Jones April 5, 2018

• Dear Jack, I loved this. I loved Puppet No More so much. It spoke to me on a really deep level. I seem to get from this that maybe the narrator was in a romantic relationship that was abusive. Even if it wasn't a romantic relationship, it was abusive nonetheless. ...

  on Puppet No More by Jack Branch April 5, 2018

• Dear Jack, I love this. I love the last line, "I'm through being blinded by everyone else's point of view." I also love the line, "You taught me to follow my heart, provided I did as you wanted me to." I think that line was especially powerful for me. I ...

  on Hypocrite by Jack Branch April 8, 2018

• Dear Kelly, For me, Illinois is pretty boring. But I guess boring is nice, isn't it? I rarely go up to Chicago, about once a year. When I do, it's to see the aquarium. I personally find fish really gross to be honest, but it's still fun! Plays are super ...

  on Dear Readers (11/22/17) by Kelly Jones April 29, 2018

• Dear Kelly, I'm sorry things have been so awful for you. I really hope things get better for you. I hope you know that you have somebody in Illinois praying for you and sending you happier vibes. -Grace

  on Dear Readers 4/14/18 by Kelly Jones April 29, 2018

• Dear Jack, First of all, awesome! You share my sister's birthday and that's really cool! 1) I'm sixteen. 2) I'm still in high school and I do online-school. 3) I really like certain TV shows which make me super happy! I love theatre, journaling and writing which makes me happy. ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch April 29, 2018

• Dear Jack, I'm so sorry I haven't written to you in over two months. I've been incredibly busy and it slipped my mind. I'm sorry. To answer your previous response to me: I love AC/DC too. I haven't listened to much Lady Antebellum, but what I've listened to by her, ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Aug. 15, 2018

• Dear Jack, I'm glad you're getting closer to getting out. I hope you're excited to get out, too. Is there at least a vague estimation of your release date? Do you have any plans for when you get out? As for community college classes, I'm going to take it really ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Sept. 19, 2018

• Dear Jack, It's wonderful to hear back from you. I'm excited for July for your sake. I can only imagine how overwhelming, both good but maybe nerve-wracking, it would be to get out of prison after being there for so long, so please make sure to take care of your ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Oct. 21, 2018

• Dear Jack, I've been better, but I'm surviving. I've been generally depressed but not really about anything specific. I haven't taken tests for my GED yet, and I don't know when I will. I haven't scheduled any tests. I'm glad you're trying to take care of your mental health. I'm ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Nov. 30, 2018

• Dear Jack, Merry Christmas! It's the 20th as I write this, the first day of Yuletide (Pagan winter holiday), but it might be Christmas by the time you get it! Let me know how your Christmas went! I haven't been studying for my GED recently. I keep telling myself that ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Dec. 20, 2018

• Dear Jack, I hope you get this letter by the time you're released. I listened to the first sixteen songs, but I haven't got around to the others yet! I put all 64 of them in a playlist on my phone, so I'm working on listening to them when I ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch Jan. 26, 2019

• Dear Jack, I really like the music that you've suggested so far! T-Shirt by Thomas Rhett is one my favorites that you've told me about. Do you know Whoever Broke Your Heart by Murphy Elmore? It's a country song, and it's one of my favorite songs in general. Thanks for ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch March 6, 2019

• Dear Jack, No, you didn't do anything to upset me! I'm sorry if it seemed like I was upset with you, because I'm not! I've been very depressed lately, if I'm completely honest. I keep going to therapy every week though, and taking my meds. I'm not really okay, though. ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch March 27, 2019

• Dear Jack, It's always great to hear from you! I've been okay. My family is doing okay. My sister got her GED! She dropped out of high school, too, also because of mental illness. I come from a long line of bipolar people. We get it from my dad. I ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch April 21, 2019

• Dear Jack, I'm so sorry I haven't sent anything in so long! I thought I did, but turns out I didn't. I'm so sorry. I'm okay right now. I'm getting ready for theatre season this summer. I auditioned for two plays three days ago. I'll find out this week what ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch May 19, 2019

• Dear Jack, I hope you get this in time before you're released, but if not, that's okay. I gave you my email earlier, but just in case you don't have it anymore, it's graciealcott@gmail.com I'm so excited for you. I keep checking your release info on the website you told ...

  on My Prayer by Jack Branch June 20, 2019