⧉ Coming back
Welcome back to Overlap, my personal newsletter. I haven’t sent one in a while, so I’m not sure what it’s about anymore. If you enjoy this kind of...
⧉ Solo sounds
Welcome to the forty-first issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Solo sounds At first, it seemed extraordinarily quiet. But after a while, I started noticing a different set of...
⧉ Truth and conspiracy
Welcome to the fortieth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ The truth It’s the end of a long week. There’s value in doing things even when you don’t want to. But there’s also...
⧉ Constraints
Welcome to the thirty-ninth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Constraints On Sunday afternoon, I decided to start a little gardening experiment on my minuscule astroturf...
⧉ Quaranzines
Welcome to the thirty-eighth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Quaranzines This isn’t a “normal” issue of the newsletter because, well, this isn’t really a “normal” time,...
⧉ The great reordering
Welcome to the thirty-seventh issue of OVERLAP ⧉ The great reordering I’ve been thinking about the days after 9/11. I was in my first job out of college,...
⧉ Quiet miracles
Welcome to the thirty-sixth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Quiet miracles The air is vibrating with anxious energy, and nothing feels certain. When I’m trying to cope...
⧉ A poetic commute
Welcome to the thirty-fifth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ A poetic commute Before my office moved downtown, I walked to work. And in 2018, I decided to give myself...
⧉ Something that doesn’t scale
Welcome to the thirty-fourth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Something that doesn’t scale Last week, I attended a panel discussion featuring women who write email...
⧉ Microfictional romance
Welcome to the thirty-third issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Microfictional romance They were making breakfast — the usual Sunday morning routine. Eggs, sprinkled with...
⧉ Faking it
Welcome to the thirty-second issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Faking it I was probably nine. Maybe 10. No more than 11. My cousins were visiting from out west and we were...
⧉ Years in the making
Welcome to the thirty-first issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Years in the making I have this theory about writing: There’s no such thing as “just banging out a quick...
⧉ Devotion
Welcome to the thirtieth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Devotion A grandmother stands in front of a kitchen counter, separating pomegranate seeds from the pith until the...
⧉ After the party
Welcome to the twenty-ninth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ After the party Most people have a favorite color, but I struggle to choose just one. I do, however, have a...
⧉ Stranded
Welcome to the twenty-eighth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Stranded It’s only my third winter living in Manhattan, but my New York story started a decade ago. I was...
⧉ Recommended
Welcome to the twenty-seventh issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Recommended When it comes to “love languages,” gifts are the most mysterious to me. My family was never into...
⧉ Standard time
Welcome to the twenty-sixth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Standard time It’s been a long week. Mercury is in retrograde. And it’s dark outside. My baking ambition is...
⧉ Making up words
Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Making up words My first real experience with copyediting was at a previous job. I wrote the daily newsletter...
⧉ The texture of a place
Welcome to the twenty-fourth issue of OVERLAP ⧉ The ride to the airport takes twice as long as it should. The flight is delayed. Then it’s canceled. Then...
⧉ Rituals, recollected
Welcome to the twenty-third issue of OVERLAP ⧉ Rituals and remembrance The seasons are changing. Dropping temperatures and shorter days usher in new routines...