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Tom Fish's avatar

It was so great having you on Speedy Boarding Holly!

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Holly Starley's avatar

What a blast it was. Thank you, Tom.

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Jeffrey Streeter's avatar

"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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Holly Starley's avatar

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

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com's avatar

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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Sophie S.'s avatar

Beautiful, I felt I was right there with you 💝

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

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

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Holly Starley's avatar

Thank you, my friend. 🥰

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Sherry V. Chidwick's avatar

Good enough to read twice.

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Holly Starley's avatar

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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Michael Edward's avatar

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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Holly Starley's avatar

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

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

“…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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Holly Starley's avatar

Thank you, my friend. 🥰

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Alexander Lovell, PhD's avatar

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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Holly Starley's avatar

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

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Alexander Lovell, PhD's avatar

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

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Holly Starley's avatar

🥰

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Deirdre Lewis's avatar

Wow that photo! Those words!

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Holly Starley's avatar

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

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Deirdre Lewis's avatar

High praise TO a beautiful writer! :)

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Magical, Holly!

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Holly Starley's avatar

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

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Holly Starley's avatar

Thank you, Nadia!! What a wonderful comment.

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