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oh hey I missed this newsletter's anniversary
It's been 2 years.
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Bits & pieces
My throat is jammed with a lump that doesn’t get the hint that it needs to leave, even though I’ve tried to gulp it down 23 times by now. Let me try a…
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Announcing my new side-newsletter
for nerding about art & animation
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THE PROBLEM WITH SAYING THE NEXT THING IS THAT I CANNOT BREATHE
THE PROBLEM WITH SAYING THE NEXT THING IS THAT I CANNOT BREATHE. MY LIPS GO NUMB AS I TRY TO FORM THE WORDS. EACH SENTENCE. THERE’S NO WAY TO DO IT. MY…
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Mosquitoes & Ants, Mosquitoes & Ants, Mosquitoes & Ants, Mosquitoes & Ants, Mosquitoes & Ants, Mosquitoes & Ants, Mosquitoes & Ants…
Mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants, mosquitoes & ants…
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October 2024

Hello. I'm in limbo.
Is it writer's block? Is it NOT writer's block? Is it a third thing, special and secret and forbidden?
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Dead bird friend
I dreamed (or perhaps it was true) that I saw a dead bird lying on the ground on my way back home. The gravel crunched under my bare feet, bleeding. I…
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Are any of you in Mumbai this Sunday?
Probably not, since my Substack stats say only two of my subscribers are from India (not sure about followers & other readers), but it’s worth saying…
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Burn Me Away
There is a lot to do & see in this life. But sometimes, the only thing you can will yourself to do is curl up in a ball & wait for the fire to take you.
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September 2024

Reader survey
Hello! I made a survey to find out more about the readers of my newsletter. It’s short & sweet, just 4 quick questions (+ one “say whatever you want to…
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MOUTH HANGS WIDE OPEN
It’s rainy. There is mold on the walls and mold on my face and mold on my eyeballs. It’s dancing, bouncing with joy throughout my vision. Of course it…
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Oh well. (part 1)
Message from an unknown resident of PQ-14 in the Great South Asian Rip in Reality, recounting the experience of medical condition involving spatial…
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