the power to author a new chapter
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Reply to this newsletter or email me:...
we long to stop longing
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Reply to this newsletter or email me:...
we walked enchanted & nothing held us back
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name Hi there, We did it. We got to the end of the hell felt-like-a-decade year 2020. Welcome to the...
we didn't take enough photos
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! I’m a freelance journalist, podcaster and comedian based in London, England. I make Freelance Pod. You can also find me on...
London Writers' Salon masterclass on personal essays
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! I’m a freelance journalist, podcaster and comedian based in London, England. I make Freelance Pod. You can also find me on...
a tall, pleasant englishman, currently living in islington
Hi there, Just a quick one from me today. Enjoy this vintage Neil Gaiman-Douglas Adams interview! It popped up on Twitter thanks to a fan account, which I...
some instants are electric
Hi there, One of my favourite poems, Summing Up by Claribel Alegria, popped up on social media this week. I’ve been thinking about personal essays a lot...
give me your childhood in all its aching glory
Hi there, A (somewhat) calmer week for news has got me thinking about hometowns. The title of this week’s newsletter is from the poem Lessons on Longing, by...
hope for all four seasons total landscaping
Hi there, What a week for hope! And, of course, for Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Imagine trying to remember all the details of 2020 in the future, and not...
the many layers of a life lived
Hi there, Colbert’s emotional monologue about Trump and the election says more than I could, so here it is: A Late Show @colbertlateshow"If you did not know...
when we were travellers
Hi there, It’s not just the need for a holiday that’s finally got to me. I’m missing the travelling bit of travel. Trains, planes, late-night taxis across...
a comma can let us hear a voice break, or a heart
Hi there, Countdown to Tier 2 lockdown for Londoners… here we go. While there already seems to be a lot of stuff out there about lockdown Christmas, I just...
You have been hit by lightning and you have morphed into something else
Hi there, Did anyone else have trouble waking up today? In London, it’s as though someone’s forgotten to switch on the sun. Welcome to the Grey Months. The...
The day when remaining tight in the bud becomes too painful
Hi there, It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? The chill of autumn has definitely arrived in London. suchandrikaCourage came up in a conversation I had today. I...
Literature is the original internet
Hi there, Here’s a lovely Yanyi quote that I got the chance to share with the Writer’s Hour last week: I believe, as artists, we’ve only heard one side of...
"We can’t escape the world; we bring it to our writing."
Hi there, Earlier this week, a journalist asked me a few questions about getting into comedy during this bizarre year (hopefully my words will make it into a...
We are all whispering in a tin can on a string, but we are heard...
Hi there, It feels like a new beginning is round the corner, right? We’re on some kind of strange summer holiday now (and I will be too, for a long weekend,...
Discount code for £5 off tomorrow's podcast masterclass
Hello hello, There are a few tickets left for tomorrow’s podcast masterclass, so I thought I’d offer you a discount!Buy a ticket using this link and you’ll...
To strive, to seek to find: a poetic newsletter name change
Hi there, I’ve changed the newsletter’s name, to the name of the first blog I ever had: To Strive, To Seek, To Find (which has now been folded into my...
Mic Wright's Conquest of the Useless and a South African letter from lockdown
Hi there, Welcome to new subscribers, there’s been a flurry of you recently! Happy to be writing to you on this beautiful and soon-to-be-boiling-hot day in...