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elissa sunshine's avatar

You write so beautifully. You have the ability to present historical facts in an enjoyable, informative way. Although you have so much going on in your life I encourage you to continue your Opapa research in any way that feels manageable to you

Elissa

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Emily G's avatar

I greedily love these long-form biweekly entries but will selflessly acknowledge and respect your time restraints.

I’d love deep dives — posting a picture or a specific portion of an Opapa diary entry. When I read your posts I often go off to do tangential research (ie looking into the Italian soldiers wearing feathers in their caps that he described on the train in Italy — the Bersaglieri). Maybe an opportunity to hand off additional research to enthusiastic readers?

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John Gerbner's avatar

It is great to see a new post ... I have missed them!

Congratulations on your new postition of Director of Religious Studies, and your other projects on ethnic studies in the 70's and Damma. Plus will you be teaching any courses as well? Looks like you have alot on your plate. I would love to see you continue the Opapa research - I like the existing format - maybe once per week? How far do you see going on the Opapa research? It would be nice if you took it at least to the point where he completed his PhD dissertation.

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