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Jul 29Liked by Shannon K. Evans

Great analogy!♥️ Skin-shedding sounds easier than liposuction!😏

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My favorite part is that the snake is a “good guy”; a positive analogy nestled safe in your essay. It’s refreshing, because snakes are constantly held up as satanic symbols, only.

But this is like a teeny glimpse of redemption.

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Love this!! Such an apt picture of a belief-point outgrown. We have a bull snake that lives under our deck in Eastern TN, affectionately named “Helga.”

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Jul 29Liked by Shannon K. Evans

My reptilian brain loves this. My Irene brain is trying. My Christ brain shouts “BOOM!”

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While I am likely more like your grandmother on the response-to-snakes spectrum, this essay put words to ideas that I'm still trying to name. Thank you!

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Jul 29Liked by Shannon K. Evans

This was so timely, thank you 💓

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I wrote a poem about this in my last book. It’s called “ecdysis.” 🥰

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Jul 29Liked by Shannon K. Evans

What a beautiful and insightful essay! Thank you for sharing. I too, have no fear of snakes, only respect. I know which are bad and to be avoided and I know the "good" ones. I welcome the black ones in my garden as that means no moles! I'm going to try and watch that discussion on August 1st.

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