Reviews.

 
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 “This.  Every which way.”

– Kerry D.

 

  

“Your writings become more powerful every day.  Thank God for artists like yourself who really see and really listen…this is articulating what I feel but I can’t do what you do….”

– Elizabeth H.

 

 

“I’ve been thinking about this all day.”

Ev L.

 

 

“I can see your series of family stories turned into a regular series on Netflix.  Seriously.”

– Lana D.

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“Are all of your wonderful stories going to be made into a book?  I’m loving them!”

–  Deborah M.

 

 

“I could smell the turpentine.”

– Judy H. 

 

 

“Another good one. All of them.  It’s my nightly read now.”

– Adrienne B.

 

 

“Beautiful.  There’s a soulful clarity to your writing that catches me off guard, stirs me, engages, even delights me.  Thank you.  Your Facebook Cunningham Chronicles are on my 2020 COVID Silver Linings list.”

– Melba M.

 

 

“Your writing and astute observations make me wish I were a better person. Truth.  Thanks, as always, for your relentless and tender eye.”

– Theresa M.

 

 

“Thank you Joy for sharing your life with us.  I so treasure anyone who can spend time reflecting on their day and giving it to another through beautiful words.”

Celia H.

“Oh, Joy. So beautiful. So tender.”

– Cyndi W.

 

 

“Whoa!  This is so deep and beautiful and so full of love.”

– Linda N.

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“Yep.  Storyteller par excellence.”

– Elizabeth L. C.

 

 

“What a timely memory this is.  Thank you, Joy, for sharing your mighty gift with us.”

– Libby S.

 

 

“You need to write a book.”

– Jen S.


“Seriously, it’s time to write your autobiography! I thoroughly enjoy reading your memoirs!”

– Katie K. J.

 

 

“Liking this post is really not enough, but it is so rich that at this moment I have no words.  Please write a book!”

– Linda N.

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“This is a fucking fantastic This American Life story.  Seriously. Send it to them.”

– C. Denby S.

 

 

“WHAT a story! So well told!”

– Katherine C.



“I’ve had to nickname myself Gladstone Kravitz, but I have no memories to top this. Or this storyteller.” 

– Tom C.

 

 

“Every one of these musings on gratitude is a delight to read.” 

– Elizabeth H.

 

 

“Your stories are one of the best things to come out of this pandemic.”

–  Charon B.

 

“I feel like I’m reading excerpts from a hit seller book.”

– Adrienne B.

“The Gospel of Joy! I love your stories.”

– Elisabeth L. C.

 

 

“I can’t say how much I’ve enjoyed reading these stories.  The tone and style reminds me so much of Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor.  I truly hope you’re collecting these stories.”

– Melba M.

‘Thanks for helping me think.”

– Jane N.

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 “I want an autographed copy of this book.”

– Ruth Y.

 

“Each story made me laugh, or cry, or both. Each story reminded me of how beautiful life still is. Joy Cunningham probably was instrumental in my ability to make it through this most terrifying year.”

– Melissa V.

 

 

“Over and over, I looked forward to finding the next gratitude that Joy has written.  Her transparency (and great gift of putting people into words) is a marvelous gift to us, her readers.  Her stories inspired me to be grateful myself.”

– Ruth Y.

“I saw it all!  Thanks, my friend.”

– Kathy C.