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Falling Short On Purpose
An experiment in sustained creative output
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Jake Bouma
25 Words About My Left Shoe
I’ve recently been encouraged to write twenty-five words about my left shoe (specific, I know!), so I’d like to begin this essay by—ah, shit.
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Jazzwood, chapter 3
A skinny guy with a dirty blonde man bun whose name I can’t remember stands up and walks toward the door...
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Jake Bouma
Jazzwood, chapter 3
My name is Carrie and I’m an addict.
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Mêtà-tête
The peril and promise of overthinking small talk
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np;ss (No post; still sick)
Hey gang, I apologize, but there won’t be a post again this week. I am still not feeling well—I’ve had two negative covid tests (thankfully!) bu…
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Jake Bouma
No post this week
Hey everyone—I’ve been in and out of bed the last several days with a bug, so no post this week. Will hopefully be back next week!
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A Want to Remember
Many years ago I read a book about improving one’s memory. Or perhaps improving one’s memory was a small component in a book about something completely…
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Neon Parentheses
Everyone knows I want to be a writer when I grow up. What this newsletter presupposes is, maybe I already am?

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