Archive • Letters to J • Buttondown

026 — Pain as a scalar

November 17, 2020

This is the twenty-sixth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one reminds you to stretch. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 11/16/20) Have you ever navigated an injury or...

025 — Punch-carded days

November 10, 2020

This is the twenty-fifth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one reminds you to get your punch card stamped (and to celebrate the Biden/Harris win). (Jasdev...

024 — Zeek’s

November 3, 2020

This is the twenty-fourth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to curl up on the couch with your favorite pizza. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 11/2/20)...

023 — Face mask by face mask

October 27, 2020

This is the twenty-third issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to carve out time to face mask. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin, 10/26/20) What’s something...

022 — Nicomachean Ethics

October 20, 2020

This is the twenty-second issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to either read some Aristotle or plan out a 2021 Vegas trip. (Justin ⇒...

021 — Three-person group chats

October 13, 2020

This is the twenty-first issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to start — or revive — a group chat with your pals. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin,...

020 — Cruciverbalism

October 6, 2020

This is the twentieth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to grab a clipboard, a pencil (or pen if you’re brave), and the closest...

September 29, 2020

This is the nineteenth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to scroll through photos of your favorite pet — family’s, friend’s, or...

018 — Telemachus

September 22, 2020

This is the eighteenth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one inspires you to pet the nearest corgi. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 9/21/20) The next prompt is full-...

017 — Setting boundaries and the Yoneda Lemma

September 15, 2020

This is the seventeenth issue of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to set boundaries around what makes you uniquely you. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin,...

016 — Volume shooting

September 9, 2020

This is the sixteenth issue of Letters to J. We hope that you got to take yesterday to recover and unplug a bit (we certainly did, thus the delay). (Justin ⇒...

015 — A Cascade Tetris friendship

September 1, 2020

This is the fifteenth sending of Letters to J. We hope this one reminds you of a friendship with a weird and cherished origin story. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin,...

014 — Stormwind and Prontera

August 25, 2020

This is letter fourteen of Letters to J. We hope this one gives you license to geek out a little. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 8/24/20) Have a story of when you got in...

013 — A surefire capture the flag strategy

August 18, 2020

This is letter thirteen of Letters to J. We hope this one reminds you of your favorite childhood game. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin, 8/17/20) Details [about your Halo...

012 — M, A, & C

August 11, 2020

This is the twelfth sending of Letters to J. We hope this one reminds you of a good friend. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 8/10/20) I’m curious to hear about folks in...

011 — Phrontisteries

This is the eleventh sending of Letters to J. We hope this one encourages you to find a quiet study spot. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin, 8/3/20) Do you keep an...

010 — Antilibraries

This is the tenth letter of Letters to J. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 7/27/20) Do you — or did you — collect anything in the same way the dance genre does for...

009 — Listen to the gardeners

This is the ninth sending of Letters to J. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin, 7/20/20) My advice is to figure out what the break-glass-in-case-of-emergency option is, and to...

008 — How not to drown

This is the eighth letter of our penpal series, Letters to J. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev, 7/13/20) Have you been able to pace yourself while building Buttondown and...

007 — Revisiting earned fatigue

This is the seventh letter of our penpal series, Letters to J. (Jasdev ⇒ Justin, 7/6/20) But am I alone in this? Are you able to remember all of your past...

006 — Lacunae

This is the sixth sending of our penpal newsletter, Letters to J. There’s no other way to put it, the past month — and the ongoing reality for Black folks —...

005 — Bookmarks

This is the fifth sending of our penpal newsletter, Letters to J. There’s no other way to put it, the past month — and the ongoing reality for Black folks —...

004 — Abstractions

This is the fourth sending of a penpal newsletter we’re calling Letters to J. You can read the first few issues here! (Justin ⇒ Jasdev) Towards shorter word...

003 — September 26th

This is the third sending of a penpal newsletter we’re calling Letters to J. You can read the first or second here and here and we hope this brings some...

This is the second dispatch of Justin and Jasdev’s penpal newsletter, Letters to J. You can read the first here. (Justin ⇒ Jasdev) Hi friend! Your Dear...

001 — Upon further reflection

This is the first letter between two friends across coasts. Jasdev is trying to figure things out after ending a three and a half year run ride as an...