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Hello everyone. I am sharing my latest post here. I think I am the lady love of weird dreams. Rarely do I get normal ones. In this post, I have put together some of those dreams which stayed in my head. Please read and share your feedback, not just on this particular post, but on anything you find on my blog, so that I can improve.
https://ahotcuppalife.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/weird-dreams-on-stage/
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Haha this is pretty nice! I really liked your blog! Happy Blogging!⚓
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Thank you😊😊
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Whoa what a dream!. Keep writing
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Thank you😊😊
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Happy Monday, fellow writers!
I recently wrote a short story about a dystopian future where individuals are assigned societal roles based solely on brain scans, lightly exploring the ethics of advancing technology without fully understanding long-term consequences. I would appreciate any questions, critiques, or suggestions for improvement. 🙂
Looking forward to checking out everyone else’s latest posts. 🙂 Cheers!
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Read and left a comment on your post.
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Lovely story
https://lobouniverse.com
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Hey bloggers… I have been blogging for about 2 months now and still feel like I’m trying to figure it all out. I’d love some fresh advice or suggestions on my site or writing. 😊 https://colecampfireblog.com/
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Hi! Took a look- I think you are doing a great job. Your blog looks really interesting- I gave a follow! I look forward to reading more.
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Thank you Irene, when I get a chance at nap time I’ll read yours too.. followed you back!☀️
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Your blog looks lovely for only two months old! well done!
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Thank you so much!😊
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Hi hi! Yesterday I posted a little rant on the lack of personality in new company logos. Thinking critically about design and fonts is useful even for us bloggers!
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Logos with personality! I had to check this post and I wasn’t disappointed. Great going !
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Thank you!
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Completely agree with this. Logos are all beginning to look the same, and overly simplified. I think the “personality” often says a lot about the brand. Trading the italics, tails on letters, mis-aligned letters, and other forms of flair for boring text is really doing the brands a disservice. We’ll see how long this trend lasts…
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I’m glad you agree! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
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Hello/namaste! It’s a bilingual post this week. Anyone up for a read?
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the poem is soo sweet Kunal, kiske liye likha hai bolo 🙂
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LOL, thanks, Pia! 🙏🏽😊
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Hey there! I recently posted about my perspective in life and although it seems a bit negative at first, I would sure want to know if others feel the same way or if you have a different perspective! Hope you can visit my blog and here’s the link to the post:
https://solemnlife.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/a-selfish-way-of-viewing-life/
Have a great day everyone!
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Hey! Amazing view. Looking forward to your thoughts on life 🍃
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Hi guys! I would appreciate feedback on my relatively new homepage, tmschiel.com – it features my miniature toy photography. Is the visit enjoyable? Is the purpose of the hp clear enough? Foes the navigation work? Thanks in advance for taking the time, visiting, and being my critic!
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How do I get the link to work? I’ll give it naother shot:https://tmschiel.com/
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Yep, that link worked fine. Took me a bit to find the navigation arrows because the black on dark grey. I can see a ‘noir’ feel is wanted though.
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Great photos! I couldn’t find a “like” button or a “follow” button! And I wanted to do both!
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Thanks very much for your feedback! I considered both like buttons and the follow option and decided against both since this is just a homepage designed to showcase my photography. It is kind of static, so in my eyes, following it did not seem to make sense. Plus there is always my blog http://www.empireoflights.com for interaction…
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What a cool idea, I loved this!
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Hi, this is such a great idea. I love your creativity. You homepage is easy to navigate, easy menu system, and the pictures stand out in each post which is the most important aspect of your blog. So looks good to me. I left you a comment too.
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Thanks very much!
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If you have a moment and fancy, I would be very grateful if you would check out my blog. Leave a like or comment if you wish, and if it strikes you and you hit ‘follow’, then you will make my day!
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So far, I only had time for skimming – and in spite of you claiming the contrary, I’d say it is very well written! I’ll be back.
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Many thanks for dropping by. Much appreciated!
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You are very kind, thank you! 🙂
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Just a kind and curious soul….passing through this week’s Community Pool. How is everyone doing today?
Remember I was hosting a flash fiction writing competition, it is on for another two days, here is the link – https://finallyunchained.blog/2018/05/11/masters-of-writing-flash-fiction-challenge-week-4/
I urge you all to peek into it…..well you know….. 😉 ❤
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Hi guys looking forward to meeting new bloggers and reading new post hope you guys check out my post too
https://thinkingclearly483645316.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/my-dear-i-was-sincere/
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Hey! 🙋 hello
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Hello, lovely stuff. I have just taken a very enjoyable evening walk through the primrose excellence of your blog. It was a jolly good walk indeed! I left so many comments that I am a little ashamed of myself and feel a bit stalker-ish. I am not though, I promise–ask Novus!
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😄😄😄😄 glad to be witness!
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❤❤🤗
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Thank you 😊. When ever people comment it just inspires and motivates you to write more and write better.
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Good day. I have given my site a complete, top to toe refresh with new category graphics and a whizzy new theme (with a header image I customised too).
Sadly most of the words are similar to the ones it had before but I’ve rewritten a couple of older posts to justify the update (I have MS and a period of fatigue has made the writing muse harder to get at while it’s here but I managed the tweaking OK I think).
Anyway, one of my rewrites here, I would be happy to hear if anyone spots any glaring layout or navigation difficulties that I didn’t consider. Thank you.
https://thebryntinproject.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/separated-by-a-game/
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Your new layout is simple and clean, but I’m concerned about the categories of your menu. In my opinion, “Empty” and “Barrington” don’t really speak for themselves as to what they’ll contain, so I feel people will be less likely to click them. If you don’t want to rename them, at least consider activating the feature where if you hover over the header, text will appear.
Happy Blogging!
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Thanks for that tip on the hover over text… Barrington is a character, my idea was for regular readers of him to be able to find pieces where he appears quickly but I can see what you’re saying too.
Empty is a little joke… there’s nothing there and never will be… I can’t help it, I’m umm… subversive and nowhere near as funny as I think I am.
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Barrington is a longstanding character that some readers like to read specifically so I gave him a category to make him easy to find, I understand that a newbie visitors ‘WTF does that mean?’ is likely…
Empty is a little joke… it is in my gently subversive nature to muck people about a bit but there is a post entitled Empty that explains it somewhere.
Thanks for that input though, hover-over text is a good idea I hadn’t thought of.
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Apologies, I thought I’d lost my first reply after my internet bombed out but now after posting again I see there’s two… well three now…
At least they are saying pretty much the same thing which is good for me.
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Hola!
I wrote a post few days ago about world domination being an absurd dream to pursue. I think you’ll love reading it! With loads of love,
Anchal.
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This was wonderfully written. I left you a comment.
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Thanks xx
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😁😁 my pleasure 😁😁
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Hello to all community members…
We are less than a month old bloggers.. Looking forward for constructive suggestions and guidance from experienced and seasoned bloggers…
This perticular post is about a special fruit “Mango”… Thanks again..
https://haddhaiyaar.com/2018/05/14/gift-from-summer-mangoes-%f0%9f%98%8d/
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Love mangoes!
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My favorite fruit. I’m from the Caribbean and I believe most of our mango variety came with the indentured laborers from India 🇮🇳. We even have a variety called Indian mango.
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I commented on you mango post! In terms of your blog, I feel like the theme looks half-baked. There’s so much blank black space and then blank blue space. Even your header tab looks empty. Consider trying a new theme until you have posts and categories to fill up the space!
Happy Blogging!
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Thanks V Donovan for your feedback about our blog.. We will definitely look in to it…
Happy Blogging.
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Hello guys , http://novuslectio.wordpreas.com
Check it out , poetry, thoughts, art …
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Hello Everyone,
I write 5-8 stories a day on my blog, so there is always something new, but I find myself in a rut. I am getting more views every day (which is great) but less people are following me. I think it is great that anyone follows me, but here is why I don’t like being in this rut. I have a collection of short stories that is nearly complete and I am debating about publishing through Amazon or switching over from the free blog site to a paid domain site (more control) and selling my stories through Patreon. Or a 3rd option is to just fold my hand and post my stories on my blog. I read and follow hundreds of blogs, comment, leave likes, etc because I enjoy what they write. I feel like this is just another game where I must not play by the same rules as others (story of my life).
I am curious if it is my site that is turning people off? I just changed the theme to a more photo based one, hoping it would increase views (which it has–I average 100+ views a day and 3+ posts per view) but I still have less than 50 followers.
What changes would you recommend?
https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com
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I think it looks great! I don’t post that often, but I do try to post daily. Sometimes if we are camping away from WiFi I can’t post on Saturdays. I’d just keep doing what your comfortable with!☀️
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You have a really excellent blog in my opinion. Perhaps you just aren’t reaching a broad enough audience. Have you considered participating in flash fiction blogging challenges with other bloggers? That may expose your blog to more viewers. Just an idea!
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I participate in a few, but I am always looking for more. I have tons of ideas of my own, but I do love seeing what others can come up with using the same prompt.
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Commenting on other blogs here has been my greatest way of finding other bloggers and being found. I also check out other blogs who comment on posts I comment on, it gets a lot of curiosity going 😊
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I often do… I just suck at this. I accept it now…lol.
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It’s hard!! It definitely pays off in spades though because I’m following some fabulous blogs now
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I found some fantastic people to follow too 🙂
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I feel the same way! I don’t know of any off the top of my head but if I happen to run across some I’ll keep your blog in mind to ping you! 🙂
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Thanks!
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Patience. Even though I’m just under 200 followers (can’t wait to do the thank you post for 200 followers) I am grateful. Most of my followers are WordPressers I picked up my engaging in the pool. As much as I want people to follow and read my posts I enjoy writing for myself. You seem to be consistent so I won’t offer that advice. Best of luck.
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Oh I enjoy writing for the sake of writing, don’t get me wrong.
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The one thing i learnt in my 3months of blogging journey is “Discover to be discovered”.. Do visit blogs, but a note of appreciation is all that matters. Engaging with the post often gives good results.. Hope this helps. Will come back to your blog to read your posts. I am a new blogger. Glad to meet u😃😃
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I comment more on the ones I really like, but try to leave a like every time. I think “like” at least tells the writer you appreciate their ideas and effort they put into it. A little appreciation goes a very long way. Thanks for reading my community pool post 🙂
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http://centiscript.WordPress.com
All about makeup , cosmetics in a freestyle way
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Doing some baby shower planning? Could use a laugh? Come check out 5 Baby Shower Activities that Pair Well with Mimosas!
http://withloveandalittleselfdeprecation.com/2018/05/06/baby-shower-activities/
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It’s a great day to get wet and take a dip in the pool. Today is going to be one of those days when even my coffee needs coffee.
I would love if you all check out my post which was published in response to the Daily Post Prompt: Laughter, last week. I would love to get some feedback, which you can leave in the post comments.
Here is the link, leave your thoughts in the post comments thank you!
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Certainly not what I expected with laughter as the prompt; it was lethal all the same . Fantastic writing!
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Awesome read! Totally agree about coffee needing coffee today! Zzzz
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed reading. Feel free to check out my other work which I think you’ll equally enjoy. Drop a thought in the post comments there, I’d love to hear what you think.
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Will do!
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Today is my 24th wedding anniversary.
A good day to again share the post I wrote about my wife’s inspiring battle with traumatic brain injury and PTSD…. https://tenthousanddays.blog/2018/01/22/my-wifes-inspiring-battle-with-traumatic-brain-injury-and-ptsd/
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Very touching.
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I’m looking forward to reading this.. although I hope you don’t get me into tears as I’m 5 months pregnant, haha! Also Happy Anniversary! I got married one month ago, I’m sure you’d have advice with such an achievement like 24 years!
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Congrats Rosie! Just take it one day at a time 🙂
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Happy Anniversary and continued improvement.
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thank you!
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We all have our opinions on what makes a relationship work. Is love enough??
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I love your layout and font! Awesome post!
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This was a lovely read! Got me thinking! I left a comment also 🙂
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Hello everyone!
Such wonderful posts by all you wonderful bloggers!
My blog will bring you to my poems, writeups, photography and much more!
This is my latest post,
It’s a poem called – Time Lapse.
I appreciate all feedback, so feel free to give your views.
Let’s talk! I’d love to check your blog out, and connect with you!
Now it’s time to explore rest of the community pool!
Happy Blogging, you guys!⚓
Keep Smiling,
-Shruti Ohri :’))
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Nice poem!
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I’ve been working on a site for a little while now. Its based on marine biology and you can find many things from animal info to the science of many other things. I would appreciate it if I could get some feedback.
Thanks 🙂
https://marinelearning.wordpress.com
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I like your blog! The short posts make it easy to read, and I feel like I’m learning something 🙂
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Everything is clean and logically laid out and reads well but I would like to see an About page to let me know I’m getting my information from a good and relevantly knowledgeable source.
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Thank you for the feedback! I have sort of an about page at the bottom of my site. Its not much but Its enough for me right now lol
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Ah OK, found it. 🙂
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Hey guy and girls,
For anybody that enjoys reading movie reviews of films both new and old then check out my blog if you want to. I’m challenging myself to only watch movies I haven’t seen before and trying to beat last years numbers of 207 movies. So far I’ve watched and reviewed 113 movies with number 114 to be written later today.
Take care and have a good day!
http://movieramblingsblog.wordpress.com
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Hey lovelies! Recently has been a struggle on my blog game so I’d really appreciate some love on my most recent post! As always I’ll return any love I get on my page to yours! Happy blogging 💞 https://kelseyywritess.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/list-of-my-favorite-podcasts%f0%9f%93%b1/
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Your blog looks lovely! You’ve done a really good job, not sure why your struggling? but don’t worry just keep doing what your doing 🙂
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Thank you so much love !💞
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Oh..!! Your blog looks great..
I too love Natalie podcast and I m podcast listener too…
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Hello swim buddies!
I’ve been trying out new forms of poetry and would love some feedback on this one:
https://everydaystrangeblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/strange-writing-tanka-2/
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I love playing around with verses! Even though I tend to favor free verse the most! haha! How did you enjoy writing this style?
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It was fun writing flash fiction, I’m really motivated to write something really fleshed out that tops 1,000 words now.
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Good luck!!!
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Hi friends.
I hope you all are having a great day. Please check out my latest post on my blog and like, comment and follow. I hope you will provide me your valuable feedback. I shall be looking forwards to see you guys on my blog.
https://thenaiemsblog.wordpress.com/
I will be happy to repay the love.
Thank you.
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I liked your post on Kathua. I had written a poem on the same https://pepperedwithstories.com/2018/04/21/lets-get-real-about-rape/. Please do let me know what you think.
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Hi, Your first steps, yours first word, the place that formed my first opinion of this world. My return to innocence. Do read about this special place and let me know what you think.
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Beautiful! I would love to see more photos of the contrasts you’ve described.
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Sure will be coming up in future posts.
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The first in a series on Identity: View “Who are we? A post on Identity” on the E. Leukhardt Blog here: https://leukhardtblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/who-are-we-a-post-on-identity/
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Hi! I would love it if you could check out my blog and provide some feedback. I would love to check out your blog as well. Thank you!! http://www.fai-lure.com
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I like the layout of your blog; very tidy and easy to follow!
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I wrote a blog post about Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. Check it out here: https://wp.me/p9TYKV-1n
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Hey folks, Check out my new post ‘She’ and feel free to share your honest feedback!
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