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The Phoenix Lives Within
100 Faces in 100 Stories — No24
1 min readJan 24, 2023
Should I tell you how I met the woman who changed my life?
She was born from the ashes of love letters I’d once written to the woman I thought would one day be my wife. From the crinkling pages leapt dancing flames, each one sinuous and fiery, till she took shape.
I watched, wide-eyed, unable to do anything but stare. A female torso sprouted limbs — neck to head, arms to fingertips, thighs to feet — right before my very eyes.
It was magic.
She was magic.
And somehow I had summoned her from a tangle of grief and passion.
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