#21: So I went to Slovenia - March in review
I joke on occasion that my true hobby is collecting hobbies. The detritus from a baker’s dozen fleeting interests lies scattered about my apartment:...
#20: 5+1 Fanfiction Recommendations
One of the first stories I ever wrote was a Webkinz fanfiction, though I didn’t know at the time that that was the term for it. It was a story about an evil...
#19: Bullheaded confidence and unfettered access to a print shop - January in review
There are some months where I’m too entangled in deadlines and ongoing creative projects to seek adventures and things to talk about. In those months, I...
#18: Traditions, litfic, and a fly hellbent on revenge - December in review
My family didn’t have many traditions growing up. We had Diwali, with its requisite assortment of sweets and a trip to the temple and sparklers lit...
#17: A royal romance rabbit hole - November in review
Every so often, when I remember that I’m at least half extrovert and I need human interaction in order to continue resembling a human being myself, I take...
#16: Memories, meteors, and the moon - October in review
It’s easy for the changing of the leaves to pass me by without notice, given how much time I spend bopping around the most urban parts of Manhattan. Luckily,...
#15: Silence, space, and Silksong - September in review
I’m entering my “framed wall art” era. I’ve lost track of how many hours I’ve spent hunting down the appropriate photo frames for photos I wanted to hang up....
#14: Suddenly there's poetry all around - August in review
Forgive the tremendous delay in the posting of this newsletter! The release of Silksong has robbed me of my ability to know what day or month it is. I had a...
#13: The Enigma Edition
Happy birthday to this newsletter! I can’t believe I’ve been writing these for a whole year. To be honest, when I sent out the first email a year ago, I kind...
#12: Graphic design is my passion - June in review
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Sonali in possession of a goal must be in want of making a list about it. Much to my chagrin, my 2025 theme of...
#11: Man, I love my friends - May in review
Between flying all over the country to visit friends, looming grant deadlines, and an unexpected flurry of commissions, I've barely had time to do my dishes,...
#10: A case for reading bad books - April in review
I feel like April has flown by in a haze. It’s hard to believe I was in Amsterdam just this month (3/5, loved the water, hated the edible). It’s harder to...
#9: The ocean, looming inexorably - March in review
How many times can you use “it’ll be a birthday treat” as an excuse to spend a liiittle too much money on something before it’s officially out of hand? Does...
#8: I've spent all of February doing exactly 1 thing
It’s been a long and strange few weeks, but exciting things loom on the horizon. I’ll see you all next month with another spate of reviews and reminiscences!
#7: Catharsis, techno, and meeting strangers off the internet - January in review
This newsletter is a little late going out because I’ve spent most of January hosting friends. Each one, to a tee, has had the same reaction upon stepping...
#6: 2024 Wrapped
When will someone create a Wrapped for the stats that matter? 2024 is wrapping up! It’s been a busy year. In numbers: 74 books read, 21 flights taken, 6...
#5: A reflection on existence as a radical act
Hi friends. This email is a culmination of a number of trains of thought that I’ve been chewing on for a few years. It’s a little heavy, and a lot long, and...
#4: October in review
Mid-October kicked off an 8-week period where I’m traveling basically every single weekend. On the plus side, I’ve had a lot of time to read, and I’ve seen...
#3: September in review
It’s been a slow month… A mix of darkness descending earlier in the evenings and generic Mental IllnessTM have kept me lethargic of late, without much energy...
Monthly roundup #2 - August 2024
August 2024 A small life update - I quit my job this month! I’ll be starting at another agency as an Associate Creative Director of Copy after Labor Day. The...