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Writing Prompt: What's the Most Intense Thing You've Done for Someone You Love?
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Writing Prompt: What's the Most Intense Thing You've Done for Someone You Love?

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Nov 12, 2024
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Last week was, well, it was a lot! So, when the long weekend came, it felt right on schedule: finally, a chance to catch our breath. Time to go for a long walk in the park, share a hearty meal with friends, read a heartwarming longform story on our site! Yes, we’re talking about “The Long, Twisting Tale of Two Farm Boys Who Finally Got Their Big Break,” a treasure from the Creative Nonfiction archives, written by Steven Kurutz, that we republished over the weekend.

This piece is about many things: second chances, creative passion, and perhaps most of all, sacrifice. When Donnie and Joe Emerson, two brothers from Fruitland, WA, an isolated community outside of Spokane, wanted to pursue their music dreams, their parents went overboard to make it happen. The piece got us thinking about love and sacrifice and the lengths we’re willing to go to to make other people’s dreams come true. So, we’re curious: Have you ever done something so over the …

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