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Peter Shillingsburg's avatar

There is an appropriateness to the missing conclusion, which would often be thought of as a destination for the essay. It's absence pushes attention back on the journey, the interval, and that which the essay is recovering. Its absence also leaves space for readers to contemplate their own relationship to the interval between their here and their there Good job.

Marcia Smith's avatar

Thanks for reading and for the kind (and insightful) reframing. If only I had done it that way intentionally!

Jan Rieman's avatar

So much to think about with this piece…more later (a lovely interval while I contemplate)