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Matthew Long's avatar

Congrats on the anniversary!

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Thanks, Matthew!

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Thaissa Lara's avatar

-- Your words, Priya, resonate deeply on many levels. What is an endeavor if not a force that weaves its own narrative through the lens of time? Xo.

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Thank you, Thaissa! Loved your words!

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Congrats on 1 year! Love “the scenic route.” 🥰

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Carissa, much thanks!

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Michael Edward's avatar

“Whoever said paradise must be a library was right ...” — your love of library’s and books is endearing, Priya!

And congratulations on a year on substack! That’s awesome. So many wonderful posts in that time :)

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Michael, thank you so much! I am so grateful to be writing and for the wonderful community that I’ve discovered here!

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

So glad to have met you Priya! Here's to our journeys forward to our (of course) happily ever afters :-)

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Of course, Reena! It’s been great to meet you. You’re my very first writing buddy! :)

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Kim Van Bruggen's avatar

I'm right there with you Priya...writing, writing, writing. Happy one year anniversary! Glad to be on this journey with you. xo

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Kim, Happy anniversary to you too! Here’s to years of writing! Thank you for the support and company!

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perfectlight's avatar

happy birthday to ten thousand journeys and keep writing!

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Thank you for the support and company, perfectlight!

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perfectlight's avatar

it is all my pleasure, my dear! you're doing a great job

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Alexander Ipfelkofer's avatar

Congratulations, Priya. Here's to the journey forward!

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Alexander, thank you, and here’s to a lot of writing!

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

The happiest of one year anniversary celebrations. Here’s to words and the writing of them.

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Absolutely! Thank you for the company and support, Barrie!

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

Such a pleasure

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Julie Gabrielli's avatar

First, congratulations on your Substackiversary! I'm so happy to have discovered you here and made the connection. You are most *definitely* a writer, and one of great insight and talent. In this single post, you traveled from a fascinating story about a specific place and time, right into eternity! Without breaking a sweat. Brava!

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Julie! You made my day. Thank you for your kind support and company. I greatly appreciate it!

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Tara Penry's avatar

Priya! I didn't know we started at the same time. My Stackiversary was Saturday, but I kept my Monday schedule to announce it today. Happy birthday to both of us, a year into writing in this new and liberating way. 🎂 I love when you write about these libraries. :-)

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Tara, a very Happy Stackiversary to you! Thank you for the support and company! Here’s to many years of writing!

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Tara Penry's avatar

Yes, here's to that!

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Susan Mills's avatar

Beautiful writing. Love your story about the books. Congratulations on your year on Substack!

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Thank you, Susan, for taking the time to read and for your support!

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Susan Mills's avatar

You're very welcome!

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Tinashe D. Ndhlovu's avatar

Congrats Priya, I am glad to have been part of your Subtack journey.

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Thank you, Tinashe, for taking the time to read and support!

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Camilla Sanderson's avatar

Congratulations on the anniversary Priya, and I want to share with you that I've subscribed to many Substacks, but yours is one of the few I consistently enjoy and look forward to reading! Please keep writing♥️🙏🕊

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Camilla, thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated. Here’s to many years of writing company!

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Anu Prabhala's avatar

Congratulations on a year completed! Here’s many more to come. And I know the libraries you are talking about—I visited “The Famous Bookstall” in Mumbai—so tiny, so cramped, and borrowed books for all of 50 paisa or 1 rupee. Alas, the librarian turned me away one day because “you are taking too much time to decide what book you want to read”🙄. Thanks for the nostalgia of old times and of course you are a writer, and a beautiful one at that!👌🏼

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Hello, Anu! I loved those libraries! Thank you for reading and for your support!

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Josephine's avatar

To ten thousand journeys and more 🥂

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Priya Iyer's avatar

Thanks, Nimmy!

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