a very formative read for me in high school (shoutout to the MFA student who recommended this poem and the rest of parker’s work to me in a workshop). really taught me that a poem could be about anything and still have meaning!
(linked above because i couldn’t fit it all in one screenshot)
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Annie hamilton’s lip filler review is my personal fave version of this I’ve read (linked), I’m also rereading and re-enjoying Lauren oyler’s longer form piece about the goop cruise from Harper’s last year. (As I type this I realize both articles also are about nonmonogamy, this is not pointed I promise)
Sep 25, 2024
"I'm not the next Joan Didion, and I'm okay with that. [...] I'm the first of me, but to my own surprise, it's much more difficult to come to terms with that."
Every word I write is a victory over my impostor syndrome. It's always telling me my writing should be different. Less like me, more like other, much more successful online writers. Seeing how many of those writers aspire to be like Joan Didion, I felt like I was doing something wrong in not wanting to be like her. My doubts and fears about (not) being like Didion turned into a Substack post that struck a chord with others, and myself. For once, I was proud of something I'd written. I hope you'll give it a chance and a read too 🖤
Aug 18, 2024
Mar 8, 2024
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beautiful r&b/dance album. sounds like the 90’s and the future all at the same time!
FAV TRACKS: shed that fear, daddy, rain water promise, unbreak my love
May 7, 2024
threw this one on after i heard the news of steve albini’s passing, may he rest in peace
what a stacked personnel list on here too: joanna newsom at the center (naturally), steve on recording/engineering, jim o’rourke production, van dyke parks string arrangements!!! just all over perfect
FAV TRACKS: all of them, but only skin is particularly foundational for me
May 8, 2024
something about this scene, especially in context with the rest of the movie, makes me so emotional every time i watch it. pure magic
May 18, 2024