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Caroline Beuley's avatar

I love this :) Also congrats on landing the teaching job! That's a huge accomplishment! What are you going to teach?!

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faith zapata's avatar

thank you caroline!!! they’re having me float around classes right now because the school year is coming to a close very soon but i’m taking over as music teacher in the fall!

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

Oh my gosh you are going to be the coolest music teacher ever. I would have loved to have you as a teacher! Congrats!!

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Jessica W's avatar

I love this! Beautiful writing. Congratulations on your newly released song! I am elated you mentioned the brilliant, empathetic, thoughtful, and empowering original writing authored by Sarah Cuchiarra. I relate to so much of your magnificently thoughtful and strong descriptions of how it feels to wait and wait for something that a person yearns for and desires to their core. Spring is in the air, I believe. Your powerful essay is full of beautiful, heartfelt truths, insight, and empathic honesty. I feel grateful to have a chance to read your intelligent and wonderful essay <3

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faith zapata's avatar

love love love sarah!!! & thank you so much for reading, I’m so glad it could resonate 🩷⭐️ grateful for your readership

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Deavon's avatar

Congratulations on your new song and your teaching job!!!

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faith zapata's avatar

thank you <3

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Mafer's avatar

so in love with this and everything you do, including your new song! everything you said, word for word, seems to be coming directly from my brain and translated onto you. also congrats on your new job as well, you're such a cool girl all around ❤️

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faith zapata's avatar

ahhh thank you so much <3 this is so sweet !!!! 🩷🩷🩷

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

i love you so much

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faith zapata's avatar

i love U even MORE

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franny's avatar

currently waiting for some life-altering stuff that i'm hearing back about in 30 minutes so reading this was huge for me

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faith zapata's avatar

genuinely hope it all ends up well (and I’m not just saying that!!!!) 🩷🩷🩷 I’m glad this could resonate with you !

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franny's avatar

thank you!!! everything turned out so much better than i expected!! this piece literally came to me at the best time lol

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Valerie's avatar

i love you so much & you captured the essence of waiting so beautifully <3

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faith zapata's avatar

fav girl love u so much thank u

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clo's avatar

loved you're new song, you rock ! ✭✩

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faith zapata's avatar

thank you!!! 🩷

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hannah's avatar

Beautiful writing as usual ❤️

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faith zapata's avatar

<3 thank you

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Fran Mason's avatar

Congrats on the new teaching job. Cultivating patience makes waiting a lot less stressful. Patience is a very underrated virtue.

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dullan's avatar

love & relate to this a lot!

i've also been making the same falafel hummus & lettuce wraps for like two years now but have somehow not become bored of them. yours sound great though might have to try

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faith zapata's avatar

thanks dullan!! and lettuce wraps sound sooo good I gotta get on that!!! (Also yes you must try the seaweed wrap sandwich thingy. so good & changed my life genuinely)

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Cara's avatar

This is so relatable 🫠 I highly recommend the essay Ladies in Waiting by Becca Rothfeld, which is all about the excruciating feeling of waiting for a text back (https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-cultural-contradictions-of-modern-science/articles/ladies-in-waiting) and the song The Waiting by Angel Olson.

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Firnita's avatar

congrats on the release and the job!! i’m moved by this writing—i’m someone who often arrives early at functions. waiting has become my meditation somehow. it still doesnt make it right for those who arrives late, but i lowkey feel grounded to be the one who arrives first because i can take my time to align with the place i’m at. thank you for writing this. carry on writing!

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ramblingrose's avatar

from the first paragraph i was hooked. wow

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ramblingrose's avatar

i’m trying to connect w other writers and i wld love if u ever want to read my pieces substack has been kind of quiet and i wld love to support writers work and vice versus 🥲🥲🩷🩷🐞🐞🐞🍓🍓

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