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       # 2019-08-22 - Cards For Connection by Erin the Connectress
       
       I went to Singing Alive Cascadia, a weekend-long festival about group
       singing.  There i met a young woman who wore a rainbow dress, rainbow
       fanny pack, and she carried a rainbow bag.  Her countenance was
       bouyant and we introduced ourselves.  Her name is Erin the
       Connectress.
       
       Erin took a deck out of her bag and handed me a card.  It read "When
       i was a child, i loved to play _____."  I answered "with toys."  She
       invited me to say more, so i described some characters i had
       imagined, the factions they formed, the conflicts they entered, etc.
       She told me to keep the card and share it.  When i shared it with my
       partner, i learned something new and felt more connected.
       
       Erin created Cards For Connection and passed out individual cards as
       her business card.  Erin said that she appreciated playing the game
       with older people because of how much they appreciate their childhood
       memories, and how their faces light up when talking about them.
       
       Throughout Singing Alive, Erin and i continued to cross paths.
       Wherever she went, she was spreading magic.  She painted a rainbow on
       my face.  She painted rainbows on many faces, each unique in some
       way.  I must have seen a hundred other rainbow-painted people at
       meals, song circles, and in the campground.
       
       I had fun playing Cards For Connection.  True to the name, i felt
       more connected, and i enthusiastically recommend booking Erin the
       Connectress for live events.
       
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