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By Jack Neary · Launched 2 years ago
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reading out of a rut
I was stuck, and the thing about being stuck is that it feels like you’re never going to be unstuck. You probably remember the dark day two Thursdays ago when this letter didn’t appear in your inbox. It’s not that I didn’t try to write. I thrashed around on the page like a fly on…
Jun 23
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What you know now
There’s a brand of nostalgia that puts your present self and the sum of your experiences back in the shoes of a younger, greener version. “If I only knew then what I know now” and so forth. Youth is wasted on the young, but even at your most naive, you knew more than you thought…
Jun 16
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The tools get better, but you still have to chop the wood
Every week at around 8pm on Wednesday, I absolutely hate what I’ve written here. It stinks. There’s no chance it’s going to turn into a readable piece by the next day. It’s going to be the week that I finally call in sick with you guys. The silver lining of this recurring…
Feb 3
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Dear Julia
It’s fitting that your last day of work is on the eve of my birthday. Like a new year, it’s an occasion to look backward and forward at the same time. We’re mostly looking forward though the same traits that have served you well the past five years will also be what make you…
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I'm not ok, and I don't think you are either
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🎧 An interview with my dad about being a dad
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I'm not ok, and I don't think you are either
It didn’t come up once during the workday yesterday. Sure, it was all over the news and social media, but my personal conversations stayed strictly…
May 26
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Art's hard, and I'm soft
... and reports of the ego’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
May 19
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3 good books
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May 12
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Men, I'd like a word
When I moved to New Orleans in 2016, I only really knew one person in town. I quickly joined a co-working space near my apartment to give myself more…
May 5
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Say yes, but don't do it
Mel Brooks on protecting your art
Apr 28
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The doors never fully close
On the thin line between life and work
Apr 21
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Waking up is hard to do
I’ve been getting up earlier this week, trying to get my hands on the day before it gets its hands on me. Not so that I can get more done, but so that I…
Apr 14
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Write this down
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