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philomena marie's avatar

this was such a lovely read, sarah, and i agree with your ending: your true destination *is* coming!

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

thank you so much!! crossing my fingers for that destination to arrive soon!

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20AUCO63 Siva sree Nandhini's avatar

So comforting to see someone my age mirror my thoughts, when everybody else in my life seems like they have their shit together. I feel seen. Thanks for being a relatable queen. It takes a certain type of courage to admit you can have flaws❤️

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ash's avatar

irrelevant to this amazing article can i please have the carbonara recipe

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

omg let me search for it and i’ll dm it to you!!!

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ash's avatar

TYSMMMM

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Elle's avatar

love this so much

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

i love u

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Staci White's avatar

this was so well-written and way too relatable

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Taylor N. Hall's avatar

you’re like…in my mind!

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olivia kozlevcar's avatar

upcoming koz visit made me blush. u r my perfect internet princess

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

i love u. let’s play more fortnite tomorrow

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Poetic Whispers's avatar

Very Beautifully Written dear

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jani's avatar

hi sarah i love people's princess because your writing makes me feel so seen <3. this entire post sounds like something made out of bits and pieces of things i've written before, late night thoughts i've had while sat in front of the mirror after a long cry. this is so incredibly real and vulnerable and thank you for posting it.

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

this is so sweet, thank you so much for reading and i’m glad this post resonated with you 🤍

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Sol's avatar

This is so beautifully written Sarah! So excited for you to read Martyr, I loved it

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

thank you so much! i love martyr! so far

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faith zapata's avatar

don’t mind me just restacking line after line… this is so stunning and i felt every bit of it. enneagram 4 twins xoxo

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

i love u so much

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

I absolutely loved this, Sarah! I didn't realize anyone else experienced the post-pimple-popping-existential-appearance-spiral! But in all seriousness, I really connected with the questions you're asking yourself. Substack is a beautiful thing, because it gives the opportunity to become writers who make a living off writing, but it also can sometimes send us into "stat-checking" spirals or self-promotion rabbit holes that are completely counterproductive to our end goal of being "capital-W" writers. Your essays always give me so much to think about!

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

this comment made my day! thank you so much, caroline!

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kholoud’s raw thoughts's avatar

i feel so seen in this, thank you for it <3

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