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Sep 30Liked by Holly Starley

It was so great having you on Speedy Boarding Holly!

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What a blast it was. Thank you, Tom.

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"this land of fat marmots and silver foxes and galumphing moose, of breaching whales and trumpeting sea lions, of roads like watercolour and fields of soft tundra like hiking across a patchwork quilt of lime, scarlet, and saffron, of massive ice fields like trekking an alien planet." Holly, you're Alaska's John of Gaunt! (https://www.prosepoetry.uk/poetry/poets/william-shakespeare/this-england-by-william-shakespeare-and-the-sting-in-its-tail/) Beautiful writing!

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Wow!!! Jeffrey, that’s high praise. Thank you. 😍

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The textures of your descriptions are delicious! I just saw the northern lights for the first time last night, sort of, through the lens of my iPhone, in northern New Hampshire. For a moment, the pillar were barely the visible to the naked eye. But they registered as a bright red glow on the horizon when viewed through a three-second exposure. I never caught the aurora when I was in Alaska last year, so I guess I’ll have to go back for the full show! Thank you for taking me there. ❤️

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Beautiful, I felt I was right there with you 💝

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Oct 3Liked by Holly Starley

Enviably gorgeous imagery, you always capture the fresh take and perspective, Holly. Northern lights and equatorial tropics, what a feast. :)

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Thank you, my friend. 🥰

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Good enough to read twice.

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Gah! High praise. Thank you, Sherry. So glad to have you onboard. And looking forward to more of your own tales from the road.

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So beautiful--poetry snaps and standing ovation!

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Thank you, Nadia!! What a wonderful comment.

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These answers were wonderful the first time I read them with the whole interview, and they are equally enchanting this time. The pictures you paint are amazing, Holly :)

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Thank you, Michael! I did enjoy painting these scenes. ;)

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Sep 30Liked by Holly Starley

“…anything but lost.” And I’ll leave it at that because your words and their gorgeous sensory plunge “found” me too. 💛

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Thank you, my friend. 🥰

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Wow, the way you described the Northern Lights gave me chills! I've been lucky enough to see them once, and it was just as magical as you portrayed. Your words perfectly captured that sense of awe and wonder.

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Oh I’m glad you’ve seen them too, Alexander! What a marvel to behold. 💫

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The earth is full of marvel’s and wonder. If only we could take the time to experience them. ❤️

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🥰

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Sep 29Liked by Holly Starley

Wow that photo! Those words!

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Thank you, Deirdre. High praise from a beautiful writer. 🔥

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High praise TO a beautiful writer! :)

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Magical, Holly!

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Thank you, thank you, Wendy. I had such fun recalling and sharing these magical moments. 💫

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