![A screenshot of an Instagram DM. It reads: "Hi Chelle. I just thought I'd throw a message your way in a gesture of thanks. Back in 2020, I had an assignment for my communications class at [REDACTED], and I reached out to you with a Word doc full of interview questions and asked for some of your time. Your reply was extensive, detailed, and thoughtful, and I felt like I'd been given a heap of gold." The message continues in the next image.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p3xosa7kpsuqz6mmgls3si2m/bafkreigsuff3l7vcrdqikchhzsy4nnyhgi6ax67ia4iopa65ouswhligae)
A screenshot of an Instagram DM. It reads: "Hi Chelle. I just thought I'd throw a message your way in a gesture of thanks. Back in 2020, I had an assignment for my communications class at [REDACTED], and I reached out to you with a Word doc full of interview questions and asked for some of your time. Your reply was extensive, detailed, and thoughtful, and I felt like I'd been given a heap of gold." The message continues in the next image.
![A continuation of the Instagram DM from the previous image. It reads: " Your openness and willingness to welcome me into your personal and professional life like that was not only helpful to my work, but also to my perception of a possible career in the writing industry. I'm currently in the final year of a BA in [REDACTED] Creative Writing & Publishing program and I've made a few realizations about myself aside from that. I owe some of the faith I have in this career path to your willingness to tell me about your own. Thank you so much, and I hope that, despite the distress of everything happening on a greater scale right now, all is well for you."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p3xosa7kpsuqz6mmgls3si2m/bafkreigjogonavn4nklwezbbztm3jksflp5kvf2hv4knblycfqmsurdlau)
A continuation of the Instagram DM from the previous image. It reads: " Your openness and willingness to welcome me into your personal and professional life like that was not only helpful to my work, but also to my perception of a possible career in the writing industry. I'm currently in the final year of a BA in [REDACTED] Creative Writing & Publishing program and I've made a few realizations about myself aside from that. I owe some of the faith I have in this career path to your willingness to tell me about your own. Thank you so much, and I hope that, despite the distress of everything happening on a greater scale right now, all is well for you."
Things that made me cry today. People can be so damn kind. 💜 #EmEditing
