From Reed to Read, Sea to Shining See

We don't traditionally think of the Holiday of Thanksgiving as a celebration of writers and readers, but my dear Prosers, I know that in our ever-expanding circle of literary enthusiasts it will indeed ring true and perhaps even self-evident.

Thanksgiving is about family history. History, whether of a nation or of a family, in either configuration, is a story of a peoples. It is a narrative that must have been handed down generation to generation by some tradition. Whether spoken, illustrated, or written, the form of delivery is never as significant as its reception by the audience. I will venture that it is the reader who keeps our stories alive, more so than the scribe. The writer can only do so much; so much more rests on the consideration and attentiveness of the reader.

So dear friends, I would like to kindly thank you all, as writers and as readers;

Meaning as keepers of the human story, and in this, as Thanks Givers.

My sincerest wishes for a Holiday rich in shared thoughts! ❤️

Many thanks to everyone who participated in my From the Read challenge. I so appreciated all the entries! Congratulations to @kateresa for submitting two complementary and equally compelling writes. Thank you to everyone for the sincerity and creativity in responding to the prompt. Should you ever find yourselves writing on the theme, I would be interested in reading. Please feel free to tag me :)

@kateresa @Mavia @graceinpoetry @r_raven @kNoTes @Bunny @LARGE @DanPhantom123 @MaherAli @Maxie5970 @FireandIce4664 @kadelebg @Vincemak @writtenscerity @LexCat @Fabulam @7v7

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