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gail smith reynolds's avatar

Pretty damn nice.

Regards.

gSr

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Rodney Engen's avatar

A rather poignant tale . I loved the way you developed the couple and their life

It got off to a slow start but was touching ! Like to think he’s still dancing !! Like me !!!!

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Ben Sims's avatar

Haha nothing would stop you dancing

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Atlas Allen's avatar

I love how you manage to capture a lifetime in these paragraphs, including the love and the indecision and the messiness of it all. It's bittersweet, and lovely and captivating for it.

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Ben Sims's avatar

thank you so much

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The Silent Treasury's avatar

Not for Everyone. But maybe for you and your story loving patrons? 

Hello Ben,  

I hope this finds you in a rare pocket of stillness.

We hold deep respect for what you've built here—and for how.

We’ve just opened the door to something we’ve been quietly handcrafting for years.

Not for mass markets. Not for scale. But for memory and reflection.

Not designed to perform. Designed to endure.

It’s called The Silent Treasury.

A sanctuary where truth, judgment, and consciousness are kept like firewood—dry, sacred, and meant for long winters.

Where trust, vision, patience, and stewardship are treated as capital—more rare, perhaps, than liquidity itself.

The 3 inaugural pieces speak to quiet truths we've long engaged with:

1. The Hidden Costs of Clarity Culture — for long term, irreversible decisions 

2. Why Judgment, ‘Signal’, and Trust Migrate Toward Niche Information Sanctuaries

3. Why many modern investment ecosystems (PE, VC, Hedge, ALT, spac, rollups) fracture before they root

These are not short, nor designed for virality.

They are multi-sensory, slow experiences—built to last.

If this speaks to something you've always felt but rarely seen expressed,

perhaps these works belong in your world.

One publication link is enclosed, should you choose to start experiencing.

https://helloin.substack.com/p/from-brightness-to-blindness-the?r=5i8pez

Warmly,

The Silent Treasury

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