In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I round up great writing by Eric Bressman, Lindsey Smith, Madeline Goetz & @mckayleygourley.bsky.social, and @timplatt.bsky.social!
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I interviewed @mckayleygourley.bsky.social about Reductress' new Book Club’s, the unspoken rules around books, her favorite funny novels, and the funniest thing to read on your commute to work
i’m so sick of men in sports. more men need to be practicing close up magic. more men need to be buying $15.99 magic sets and perfecting the art of the card
sooo sad when ppl spend all their time living in the moment and miss out on the boundless joy of being on their phone
sometimes it’s hard to see the beauty in the world but then you’ll see a video of a cyber truck trying to drive in the snow and it’s like ok wait yeah
having an apartment with minimal storage space is cool bc then u get to figure out how to work your vacuum into the decor
can’t remember the last time someone gave me the option of hearing the bad news first or the good news first. they’ve run out of good news to hear first :(
hahahaha oh my god that’s the best compliment tysm
things i like: mother-daughter pilot duos getting scheduled on the same flight for the first time and announcing it over the intercom then everyone claps for them
things i hate: greed
getting older is so fun. ur life goals slowly transition from things like “land dream job” to “successfully grow a cherry tomato”
i love how some science is “e=mc^2” and other science is “some swans are gay”
committing to the ambient lighting lifestyle is so exhausting. why am i always turning on 12 lamps
Gavin Degraw singing “I’m surrounded by liars, everywhere I turn” at the inauguration is going to hit harder than he realizes
health insurance should be tied to something other than employment. like if u have a cool record collection or if shy cats let u pet them
carrying around a tube of aquaphor behind my ear like a cigarette
you ever decorate your tree so good that you just have to dance??
i miss calling ur friends on landlines. there was something special about having to talk to someone u feared (ur friends mom) before talking to someone u want to jump on the trampoline with (ur friend)
bar trivia is great if u want to socialize while also actively taking a test
a great tip to avoid awkward lulls in conversation is to just start saying ur secrets. ones you’ve never told anyone before :)
putting on my headphones and playing a podcast to walk from my bedroom to the kitchen
i’m a woman of indomitable spirit unless i’m sleepy or in a bad mood or have an email i need to respond to
watching someone else control the computer and doing it differently than you would is one of life’s greatest challenges
