How did you get into my head this morning knowing I needed this? 😂. Not just your innate wisdom but that asteroid too that my little kids must have watched as well. We keep reminding our stressed teens too, the greatest art comes out of these difficult times, when they are full of anxiety about the state of the world while picking artistic endeavors for their careers.
I am a new reader, within the past couple weeks and my consumption is such that I can't remember how I found you, but possibly Alexander Chee or Jeff Chang linked? Anyway, I've loved the newsletters I read and cultivated a mental image of you that was like, 30ish, brilliant, achieves, but carelessly like, No she literally rolled out of bed this awesome, wise beyond your years and writing in a way I've never been able to (read: consistently) because you actually liked it. I could go on, but needless to say I unconsciously conjure these sorts of images all the time when reading. And then this morning I read your newsletter (an absolute barn-burner of a word in season) but I also read the background links and info about you and your life and then I 100% felt like the customer in the video being told, Ma'am this is an Arby's. Like, what the fuck? I am set back on my heels by the amount of living you've done and also deeply invested in hearing more, so yeah, subscription incoming. Thank you, most sincerely, for sharing your voice (and for coming to my TED talk).
How did you get into my head this morning knowing I needed this? 😂. Not just your innate wisdom but that asteroid too that my little kids must have watched as well. We keep reminding our stressed teens too, the greatest art comes out of these difficult times, when they are full of anxiety about the state of the world while picking artistic endeavors for their careers.
One day at a time! Is all it comes down to.
I am a new reader, within the past couple weeks and my consumption is such that I can't remember how I found you, but possibly Alexander Chee or Jeff Chang linked? Anyway, I've loved the newsletters I read and cultivated a mental image of you that was like, 30ish, brilliant, achieves, but carelessly like, No she literally rolled out of bed this awesome, wise beyond your years and writing in a way I've never been able to (read: consistently) because you actually liked it. I could go on, but needless to say I unconsciously conjure these sorts of images all the time when reading. And then this morning I read your newsletter (an absolute barn-burner of a word in season) but I also read the background links and info about you and your life and then I 100% felt like the customer in the video being told, Ma'am this is an Arby's. Like, what the fuck? I am set back on my heels by the amount of living you've done and also deeply invested in hearing more, so yeah, subscription incoming. Thank you, most sincerely, for sharing your voice (and for coming to my TED talk).
Hahaha it’s a fun reveal! Thanks for reading and this is such a nice note :)
Thank you, Priyanka. This is very wise.
Thanks for reading!