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I keep coming back and reading this, your message is very reassuring. Thank you, a lot. The Reader’s Forum, to me, is a small, cozy space where the air is light and warm and sunlight flitters through the window shades in pretty stripes. There’s a faint smell of citrusy lemon in the air from a really nice cleaner and the floor is spruce, decor is everywhere, yet the place is a minimalistic mess. You can see a nice worn linen couch, a small table with cup stains and two black ‘n white remotes on it. There are bookshelves lining the walls, full of books, full of stories to be told. With those books you’re plunged into a new universe, yet with the background of this wonderful place in your subconscious. Let anything go, you are a breeze of the wind. You are lighter than a feather, and shackles you have are gone even if it’s just for right now. You’re grounded yet not present, just in the perfect way possible. All you can feel is great. Gordon Korman’s the kindly landlord who’s nice and genuinely amazing to everyone you meet. Ruchama is one of my neighbors, just on the same floor as me, two turns left and third door to the staircase with a grayish-brown welcome mat that still looks brand new. Josey’s up a floor, nearly across the hall, and has a potted cactus in a pink flower pot right beside her door and her tiny black trash bin. Aiden is on the same floor as her, yet closer to Ruchama. His door is reddish-brown and he has some sort of mat, but it’s not a welcome one–just a small black rug. Logan’s on the same floor at me and Ruchama, just closer to me on the other side of the halls, one turn right then spin around and you’re right there. He’s got a blue doorbell, somehow. The place is just great. This is what the Reader’s Forum is to me, so yeah, I’ve never had a different thought than to be here. It’s my home, and I suppose it’s not going anywhere.

It’s one in the morning and I’m too tired to individually respond to everything you just said other than thank you. I wish there were more words and ways to say that because I really mean it. You’re a great friend. You’re right, no one can do better than their best. I love anyone who tries it, too. Glad you have more time to devote to the Forum, it’s not the same without you. I love this place.

Be blessed,

Jade