Some Recs From the Archive
also! 40% off sale still ongoing! $30/year; save $20!
I’ve gotten a lot of new subscribers over the last month or so. I thought I’d share a few pieces from way back, when I had a hope and a dream but not a lot of readers (and when the Creature was still a kitten, as in the pic above!)
Most of these pieces are not paywalled. I prefer to make the writing open to all…but to do that I need your help! Paid subs make it possible for me to keep on keeping on. And subs today are 40% off, or $30/year. Since I post most days, that’s a pretty good bargain!
The sale has not exactly taken off as I’d hoped, and again I do rely on your contributions to keep going…so if you have the inclination/money/interest, I do hope some of you will come onboard.
Okay! Here’s some of my favorite pieces from way back when no one was reading.
On the downsides of gratitude.
How gratitude buttresses the myth of meritocracy
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One from 2019 on why people think Kamala Harris is inauthentic; still unfortunately relevant.
People Think Kamala Harris Is Inauthentic For the Same Reason They Thought Disco Was Inauthentic
Former Obama advisor David Axelrod said in an interview this week that Kamala Harris has a problem with “authenticity.” A number of people on twitter pointed out that Axelrod’s comments were sexist. Then a bunch of other people said, “Hey, what’s sexist about saying Harris is inauthentic?”
This one is actually one of my more read ones, I’ll admit. And again, I wish it weren’t relevant.
And this one is about my youthful misguided enthusiasm for Billy Joel. It is paywalled…but again, there’s a 40% off sale, so for just $30 you can keep me writing, feed the adorable kitties, AND read this cringe essay about my cringe musical taste!
I Was an Innocent Man, God Help Me
As threatened, I am writing occasional confessional pieces for contributors. This one is about my youthful obsession with Billy Joel and my retrospective nostalgia for a less humiliating adolescence. It’s a painful piece, but sometimes both readers and writers must suffer for art, or lack thereof.
Thanks for reading as always! We’ll be back with new writing tomorrow!