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What Thanksgiving food do you look forward to most? It’s the sweet potato casserole and stuffing for me! 😋

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Walking into a new decade in super cute black suede over-the-knee boots. Off to my birthday brunch this morning! 🥳 Happy Halloween, y’all! #thisis40 #halloweenbaby

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I had too much fun lettering this poetry pun! ⁣
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Not only am I a big fan of Poe’s short stories and poems, Charleston and Poe go hand-in-hand. ⁣
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From Nov. 1827 to Dec. 1828, Poe was stationed locally at Fort Moultrie. ⁣
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Charleston celebrates his connection to our lovely city in a few, fun ways.⁣
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We have the amazing @poestavern restaurant and the Edgar Allen Poe library on Sullivan’s Island. If you go on a Ghost Tour and stop at the Unitarian Church, you’re likely to hear the story about the origins of his famous poem, Annabel Lee. ⁣
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Most scholars say that poem is about Poe’s later wife. But many Charlestonians say it’s about his forbidden love with a very young wealthy, local girl (she was just 14 at the time). ⁣
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It’s a long story you should Google and read, if only for fun!⁣
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The TLDR is that Annabel’s father didn’t approve of her relationship with the solider. He had Annabel’s grave at the family plot dug to the depth of 6 feet. He then had all the other graves in the family plot dug to 3 feet. This would be just enough to not disturb the graves but enough to make them all look freshly dug. ⁣
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When the sailor arrived back in Charleston, he went to the cemetery as he would continue to do every day, and sit for hours. He sat by the family plot in the Unitarian Cemetery to grieve her death, never knowing exactly which grave was Annabel’s.⁣
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Rumor has it Annabel’s ghost roams the cemetery of the Unitarian Church looking for her long lost love, Poe.⁣
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✏️ Do you want a video tutorial on how I did the “bleeding vintage typewriter” style lettering? A few specific Procreate Brushes made it super fun and easy to create! ⁣
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You can learn the typewriter style as one of seven lettering styles in my recently released “30 Days of Monoline Magic” Workbook.⁣
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Just a pretty little grammar PSA from this English major. 🤓 ⁣
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You’re = Contraction for “You are”.⁣
Your = Pronoun. The possessive determiner of “you.”
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P.S. This is all in good fun, so don’t come at me, Internet. 😂⁣
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I maxed out my Procreate layers on this lettering project, which took me about two hours. ⁣
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All of the inline letter details were done with Border Brushes from my “The Creativity Kit” for Procreate brush set. They make quick work of adding in letter details!⁣
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