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One of my favourite things about newsletters is how personal they can be. Today’s letter is pretty much a personal essay. A bit long too.
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Not a newsletter, just a life update.
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Why I pause to write short stories as I work on my book (and more stories!)
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I’m reading as a way to stay afloat and to spark joy while at it.
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Through the lens of a managing editor
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Storytelling in music is an exceptional art form and can teach us, writers, how to write without limiting ourselves to words
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In this letter, I review "The Friend" by Sigrid Nunez, share my personal reflections on friendship and talk to one amazing writer about storytelling.
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Resisting tropes, common words, ideas and forms.
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Scattered thoughts on death, grief and the memory of the dead.
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We must continue to document the present.
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Half a review of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, comparing it to Namaste Wahala and a brief note on getting started because your worries won’t always…
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Thinking aloud about the meaning of home.
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