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Dear Reader,
Keep the book club fun and guilt-free. Hit the delete key whenever you need to. And don't forget to drop me a note now-and-then. I sure do love to hear from readers. I know you're busy and I appreciate it.
From my Email Bag:
"Dear Suzanne,
I look forward to your columns every day and getting my daily dose of the books. As I was reading your column today about 'endings,' I got a little teary-eyed over your sharing the relationship with your father. I guess we all have someone in our family who we find ourselves in a relationship with like that, and it just struck a chord to read about yours. So I decided to send an e-mail to you for the first time.
It must be difficult to put yourself out there every day for all of us to see like that, and I wanted to let you know how much it means to your readers."--Kelley
(Suzanne responds:)
Kelley, thanks for your email. I usually don't think twice before I hit the "send" key, but I have to admit that the night before the column about my father ran, I was rethinking my decision. For some strange reason I felt like I'd done something wrong. But then I reminded myself that the tougher it is to hit the "send" key, the more readers I'll hear from the next day. And that's exactly what happened.
There are a lot of readers who are grieving for the relationship that "never was" with their mom or dad, but there are just as many out there who are still "hoping".
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
If you missed last Tuesday's column, you'll find it at:
http://dearreader.typepad.com/dear/2006/04/dear_reader_col_16.html
Warmest regards,
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com
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