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September’s Wonderful Words

In Celebration of Scrittura’s Writers

Samantha Lazar
Scrittura
Published in
4 min readOct 23, 2024

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Photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash

Autumn is my favorite season. However, with the season comes hurricanes. As readers know by now, Hurricane Helene rocked North Carolina, destroying my previous home, Asheville, and the surrounding area—including my college town, Boone. This shocked us all. After all, natural disasters are not picky (nor are they political), but they always seem to happen to other people.

I hold on dearly (perhaps desperately) to my memories. But nostalgia can only be sweet for so long.

I hope you all are safe and secure wherever you live.

Thank you for being such a warm community of literary-minded humans. We value your feedback. Scrittura is the publication it is today because of our writers’ genuine and creative words and the consistent readership of our subscribers.

“Wonderful Words” is a selection of our twelve favorite pieces from the previous month. We value human connection, attention to detail, and quality writing. Our favorites are…

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Samantha Lazar
Samantha Lazar

Written by Samantha Lazar

Poetry, fiction, and essays in celebration of being a lover of life. https://linktr.ee/lazarsamantha

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