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With Love from Florida

Rachel Wayne
4 min readJul 30, 2023

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Dearest friend,

Dang, it’s been so long since I’ve spoken to you. So much has changed, huh? We used to live in the greatest country on Earth, with all the green fields and packed stadiums you could want. A land where you could do anything you wanted and people would cheer and maybe even buy you a drink. I know I miss rolling down I-95 with you, tossing Big Gulps at mile marker signs and making fun of folks with those Coexist stickers on their cars.

The past few years sure have tested our patience. Can’t believe we actually made it. I dunno about you, but I still have breathing issues from when Trader Joe’s made me wear a mask. I don’t go to those woke stores anymore. Thank God Governor DeSantis put a stop to all that face-diaper crap.

I been worried about you. Your state was locked down for so long…sure drives you crazy, right? It kinda scares me that so many people still lock themselves up in their houses. Work from home and all that. I’m really grateful that I got to keep going in to work. It just ain’t natural otherwise. Ashleigh is like 6 years old and kids are kinda needy at that age, you know? I got to get away LOL.

You got your home and your work, you know? Like the hubby’s got the fishing buddies and then us wives. The two don’t mix.

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Rachel Wayne

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