a person to whom things do not happen
Hello! If you follow me anywhere on social media, you will know that I have been reading Mark Dery’s recent biography of Edward Gorey, appropriately called...
and a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush
hello! I think about houses a lot. So much so that I am genuinely afraid to check if I began my last newsletter in just this way. I might have. I’m not going...
It starts with doors.
Friends! Hello! I’ve been thinking a lot about magical houses recently. To be honest, I’m nearly always thinking about magical houses, as magical houses are...
where I end and begin still belongs to me
Hi! I did say I'd be back, didn't I? I’ve been thinking a lot about star signs lately. Growing up, my understanding of the zodiac was that my mom would...
she felt very tired
Hi! It's me, your old friend! It's been a minute, hasn't it? If it seems like I dropped off the face of the earth that's because....I did. At the very least,...
getting lost in the dark is my favorite part
Hi good friends and enemies! I hope y'all are ready to dive into this newsletter. But first, an announcement! Coming soon: A PODCAST.My friend Robyn and I...
this is the weather the cuckoo likes
Hey hey hey That’s me, marching into spring. I’m ready for it. Let’s go.Notable BreakfastDog ThingMixed MediaOne of my favourite comics this past year has...
to erupt into a sturdier form
hey pals! If you follow me on twitter you will of course know this, but I have a new life calling, and it is tweeting about Midsomer Murders. My obsession...
you wouldn't believe what once or twice I have seen
Hello! My friends! How are y'all holding up? A few of you reached out to tell me things you'd checked out on my recommendations, and it made my week! Please...
the size and temper of your soul
Hello! It's dark and dreary and overcast here today, and was yesterday as well. I like dreary days sometimes, but these came on the heels of a temperature...
will your god accept me in my black and white?
Hi y'all! How’s February treating you so far? I took a little two-day jaunt down to Richmond, where I saw some family and friends, wreslted with several...
all the broad sky was grey
hello and welcome to the newsletter This is going to be a brief one, friends, because to be quite honest I forgot to write it. Let’s see what I can scrounge...
being woman too loudly
HI! This is me, charging in the new year and also your inbox. I have mixed feelings about New Year’s. It’s sort of the Las Vegas of holidays, isn’t it? All...
even the vegetables don't like him
Hi! Welcome! I’ve had a rough several weeks, anxiety-wise, and two things have helped more than anything else: heavily restricting my own access to social...
awesome, welcome to tragedy
Greetings! Come in! Happy Thanksgiving, if that’s a thing you celebrate! I am a Thanksgiving scrooge, but will be spending the day with good friends I don’t...
I'm already touching the lizard
Hi! My friends! It’s cold and rainy, I have my house to myself, I got a full night’s sleep last night, and I’m still riding that election high. Feels good,...
petals on a wet, black bough
hi! I love October. Halloween is a good time, but for me it’s the cherry on top of the wonder that is October. I love to see the leaves change, and begin to...
control is not convinced
hey hey I love trains. I love slow travel in general, honestly, and if I had all the time and money in the world I would travel exclusively by rail and boat....
arms outstretched
3-2-1 let's jam I’ve never been the kind of person who can consume in moderation. I’m not great at pacing myself when I have a pan of brownies, and I’m...
in a more enlightened time
yo yo here we go here we go My social media vacation/mental health break has pretty much come to an end, although I’ve been unfollowing and in general paring...