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Card III: Sappho

Write with a song

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Sep 15, 2025
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What if your writing didn’t teach, but touched?

What if your next post wasn’t meant to persuade or provoke,

but simply…

...to sing?

We spend so much time polishing arguments, clarifying points, tightening structure.

But sometimes, the most powerful words are the ones that loosen things.

That melt.

That open.

That leave room.

This is the spirit of Card III.

Sappho…

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