THE NARRATIVE ARC

An Ode To Mary Oliver, Wild Geese, And What We Love

On letting the soft animal of your body love what it loves

Linda Caroll
The Narrative Arc
Published in
5 min readMar 26, 2024

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woman on beach photo licensed from vecteezy

Pretty paper can’t hide what hands know. Holding the gift, I smile, knowing it’s a painting. But I don’t know of what, so I peel away wrapping paper. Slowly, because I love how it builds the anticipation. To see inside.

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