Great writing! “Character” It made me think of one of many sayings written in the back of my Bible: “Eliminate who you are not, then you’ll see who you are”
"The scarlet letter drove her out of fellowship with the town, but embroideries of the same kind open a new space for her in the town’s fabric."
Great parallel you identified here, between the fabric she was reshaping that she wore, the "A," and the fabric of the community that she was reshaping on many levels.
Great writing! “Character” It made me think of one of many sayings written in the back of my Bible: “Eliminate who you are not, then you’ll see who you are”
Ooo, I like that saying a lot.
"The scarlet letter drove her out of fellowship with the town, but embroideries of the same kind open a new space for her in the town’s fabric."
Great parallel you identified here, between the fabric she was reshaping that she wore, the "A," and the fabric of the community that she was reshaping on many levels.
🫡🫡 Wasn't sure if that was too on the nose, but I thought it worked.
(And with a 33% reduction in em dashes)
I noticed that too. Proud of you!