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Sophie A. H. Osborn's avatar

I love your holiday gift-giving spirit and great ideas, Russell! And I'm honored to be included in your list of book authors and podcast interviewees. Our podcast conversation was one of my favorites. On another note, I'm profoundly sorry to hear about your mother. I lost mine a decade or so ago (I still miss her so much), and it's a different feeling moving through life without our parents (you captured it perfectly when you said, "The final vestiges of my childhood have shriveled up and vanished ..."). My heart goes out to you and I applaud your strength in rallying to create your wonderful holiday gift guide in the early days of navigating this heartbreaking new reality. I hope this giving season and laughter over the holidays with family and friends are a balm for your loss as well as being a celebration of your beloved gift-giving mother.

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Russell Smith's avatar

Thank you very much, Sophie. Happy Thanksgiving. ❤️❤️

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Christine Vaughan Davies's avatar

Love it and looking forward to checking out previous years' lists for more ideas. You are inspiring me to get my dusty weighted vest back on!

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Russell Smith's avatar

Love it!

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Jude Klinger's avatar

A holiday tradition! When do we start reading Dickens?

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Russell Smith's avatar

I always read it between Thanksgiving and Christmas!

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