essaying

0858 – describe very specific things

i’ve published two new substack essays in the past 3 days or so, with a total of almost 7000 words. i wrote both of them

0854, 0855, 0856 – essays

in the early 2010s i spent a lot of my time writing on reddit and facebook and quora. and also chatting about politics and the

0851 – return to freestyling

it’s been about 7 weeks since my son was born. i’ve been doing a bunch of threads about my experience of fatherhoo

0850 – just describe stuff bro

it’s been a little bit over a month since the birth of my son. it’s been an incredible experience, and i have a lo

0848 + 0849 – prolificacy-induced logjam puzzle

right so one of the puzzles on my mind is I. i know that i can write a copious amount of words at almost any given moment. the

0846 – essays are for gestalt

met another old/longtime friend today, we discussed singapore, southeast asia, narratives. gives me some encouragement and con

0841, 0842 – write your thinking, take the scenic route

so the big mistake i’ve been making this past year and a half or so is that i keep trying to think my writing instead of

0828 – what’s my substack for?

This was originally a draft intended for my substack but I didn’t feel like publishing it there. I used to write on my p

0815 – untangling writerly goals

(started in July 1st 2022) I found an old note somewhere that said something like “WHEN I WRITE I HAPPY, WHEN I DONT WRI

0811 + 0812 – scaffolding for my substack

I’m going to be going to SF next month, which I am excited about. I’m excited to meet friends, old and new, and to