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Re: Starting a newsletter

Aug. 4, 2026

Dear newsletter readers,

It has come to my attention that starting a blog or newsletter is the thing to do.

Although I’ve hesitated to jump on this trend — and if I am jumping on this trend, I am clearly jumping late and will likely fall on upon landing and make a fool of myself showing my complete lack of coordination — it is time I, too, start a newsletter.

Personally, I find both trends and newsletters annoying. But here I am.

What you will find in this newsletter is a series of strongly-worded letters.

These strongly-worded letters cover a wide range of topics. You will likely find some of them funny. You may find some of them serious.

Will there be cussing? I can promise there will be cussing. I’m a journalist by trade and a Bostonian at heart. Fuck yes, there will be cussing.

If you enjoy it, I hope you’ll subscribe and share.

Sincerely,
Stacy Kess

P.S. When I was thinking about starting this newsletter of Strongly-worded Letters, I knew there were options to monetize through ads or paid subscriptions. I decided instead that at the end of each letter, I will include a link to a nonprofit or fundraiser to which I’d love if you’d donate rather than “buy me a coffee” or pay for a subscription. I think that’s a better use of my newsletter capital, should I build any.

Today, if you could spare a couple of dollars, I’d love if you donate to Disability Community for Democracy. It is “a peer-run disability grassroots organization in the United States dedicated to preserving, protecting, and defending liberal democracy and our civil rights, no matter who is in power at the local, state, and federal levels.”