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Pointing at things
Today’s newsletter is about the idea that sometimes writing (and art? and maybe teaching? and blogging? ) is just pointing at things and saying “whoa.”
Living seasonally
Friday’s newsletter began:
Last weekend I attended a retreat at Laity Lodge organized around one of my favorite topics: living seasonally. I got to spend some good time with my friend Alan Jacobs, made a bunch of variations of the linocut above in a workshop led by designer Dana Tanamachi, and was introduced to the pipes of Uwade, who I’m very sure you’ll be hearing more from. I also got some good hikes in around the canyon — when I arrived on Friday it was still winter, and by the time I left on Sunday, it felt like spring had sprung. (Inside and outside.)
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Typewriter interview with Ross Gay
Today’s newsletter is a typewriter interview with poet, writer, and student of joy Ross Gay.
I really like doing these but they actually end up being a lot more work than just writing a normal Tuesday letter!
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What seems pointless
From today’s newsletter:
On Instagram, a reader asked me in response to my collages: “How do you balance making fun stuff with doing business? Do you allocate time to simpl[y] make ‘pointless’ things?” I scribbled the image above into my notebook in response, and then I got so worked up thinking about the topic that I scribbled this followup, which I’ve edited slightly:
Read more: Five things on my mind (and in my notebook)
Love zine
Today’s newsletter comes with a free zine and other love-adjacent items: “Love is not a gadget.”
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