Distractions #21

November 19, 2024

This is the Relearning to Write newsletter, a semi-regular discussion of media and stuff that happens from writer Rory Young. Follow Rory on Bluesky at...

Fear and Pain #20

November 6, 2024

To start, let me apologize. What follows is a too-honest newsletter written a my most vulnerable. I needed to write it. But you don’t have to read it. I...

Two-Bite Brownies - #19

August 14, 2024

Hey everyone! Bear with me as I change my newsletter naming format up a bit. I figure y’all don’t need a reminder of the date or who wrote my newsletter...

Eyes of the Void - R.A. Young - July 31, 2024

August 1, 2024

The second book in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Final Architecture trilogy is named Eyes of the Void. As a quick introduction — it combines a fight against the...

Joy Hunt - R.A. Young - July 23, 2024

July 24, 2024

Seven months of working to see if ADHD medication would help me didn’t work out. This last month of ADHD meds has been especially trying, disrupting parts of...

Failure to Launch - R.A. Young - July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

Six months! It’s now been over six months since I started writing this newsletter. Going back and reading through those first newsletters really punches home...

The Hangman Bleeds - R.A. Young - July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024

The Hangman Bleeds I know that not everyone reading my newsletter is a pro wrestling fan, but bear with me. Let’s pretend that this is a writing exercise....

The Grace of Gold - R.A. Young - July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024

The Grace of Gold For over a week now I’ve been absolutely smothering myself with the new DLC for my favorite video game of 2022, Elden Ring. I have lost...

Zero - R.A. Young - June 11, 2024

June 11, 2024

Zero I’m currently progressing through the post-Endwalker patch content of Final Fantasy 14 in preparation for the release of the Dawntrail expansion. It’s...

Building a Bomb - R.A. Young - June 4, 2024

June 4, 2024

Building a Bomb Film marks are likely already deeply familiar with Hitchcock’s “Bomb Under the Table” analogy. For others, the idea is that even a boring...

To Post-Apocalypse or Not To Post-Apocalypse - R.A. Young - May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

To Post-Apocalypse or Not To Post-Apocalypse How does one decide whether or not to do an apocalypse? What does it say if one does an apocalypse, as opposed...

Wake Me Up Inside - R.A. Young - May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024

Excused Absence It’s been over two months since I last sent out an email. Less than two months if you take into consideration the multiple half-finished...

No Answers - R.A. Young - Mar. 5, 2024

March 5, 2024

No Answers Around one year ago I managed to get my health insurance situated and was lucky enough to find a Principal Care Provider who was willing to listen...

Breathe Again - R.A. Young - Feb. 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

Breathe Again It is now Day 17 of my COVID-19 journey. I tested negative on Day 11, started feeling human again on Day 14, and as of Day 16 no longer wake up...

Isolation - R.A. Young - Feb. 20, 2024

February 20, 2024

Thank You Not many weekly newsletters start out and then quickly miss a month. Certainly, no successful newsletters do. So let me say straight away -- thank...

Bad Meds - R.A. Young - Jan. 23, 2024

January 23, 2024

Bad Medicine Historically doctor-averse due to insurance fears, in mid-2023 I cut a tendon in my finger with a spatula and started what's now become the most...

Comic of the Year 2023 - R.A. Young - Jan. 16, 2024

January 16, 2024

Comic of the Year 2023 The past week has been unfortunately chaotic when it comes to writing. Productivity outlining hasn't been great. As tends to be the...

Blank Pages - R.A. Young - Jan. 9, 2024

January 9, 2024

BLANK PAGES In my brain, this story I'm writing can be visualized as a tremendous stack of blank pages. I look at the top page and I can see vague details...

Relearning to Write - R.A. Young - Jan. 2, 2024

January 2, 2024

RELEARNING TO WRITE It's 1994. I'm 10 years old. I handwrite a story, some outrageous adventure starring a Tarzan-like idiot named Banana Man. He throws...