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Jan 22Liked by Ashleigh Vaughn

Such a pleasure to meet you Ashleigh! 🌻

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Jan 22Liked by Ashleigh Vaughn

I look forward to seeing more of your work.💙

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Thank you Alex! It is a pleasure to meet you and be connected with you as well!

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Jan 22Liked by Ashleigh Vaughn

I love this! Nice to get to know more about you after following your work for a while!🤎

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Thank you Mariah, it's been nice connecting with you here too! Substack has become one of my favorite little communities.

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What a fabulous, warm & fuzzy intro. I’m so delighted to read your work, your heart!

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Thank you Carrington, you inspired me and I’m so happy to connect!

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It's so nice to know a bit more about you! I love that you shared about your pen name - I hadn't realized you were using one too!

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Yep, because of my profession I didn’t want to use my real last name to at least make it a little challenging for coworkers who I haven’t shared with find me 😅 And since I’ve been using “Vaughn” on IG since 2012 I figured I’d stick with it.

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That's understandable!

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Jan 25Liked by Ashleigh Vaughn

I needed to read this today! Thank you for being a voice 🤗

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I’m glad it found its way to you 🤗🤗🤗

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You just inspired me to right an introduction post, thank you.

Anyhoo I’m born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and planning to relocate to NOLA in 2026.

It’s so great to get to know you through your words.

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Yesss, the inspiration just flowing from one writer to the next. Carrington inspired me, now it's your turn! Can't wait to read it! And heyyy fellow Clevelander, NOLA is on my list to visit!

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Jan 28Liked by Ashleigh Vaughn

I really love your energy! I can't wait to interact with you and this delightful community.

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Thank you so much Vonna!

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Feb 4Liked by Ashleigh Vaughn

Thank you for the introduction, it's a pleasure to meet you. I love that you have an annual birthday photoshoot. What a great way to say "I'm here" to a new revolution around the sun. Also, I was knocked on my ass during grad school with my own mental health challenges so I feel you on that one. I see similarities in our story. I look forward to reading what you have to offer.

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Thank you sooo much Rachel, I am happy to be connected here. Having community centered around writing is a treasure that brings me joy and I'm happy that my network is continuing to grow and making connections with other writers like you! Again, all the love you've shown today is much appreciated.

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