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What i read 03/24-03/31

It was spring break so I had a lot more time on my hands… Articles/Essays/Short Stories/Newsletters • Every Hair Casts a Shadow - Moira McCavana (via Paris Review)  • Meaghan Garvey’s interview with her crazy ex fiance (via her Substack SCARY COOL SAD GOODBYE #13 and unfortunately behind a paywall 🫤) • I’m Looking to Jump Ship Sooner Than I Should: A Conversation with Percival Everett - Ayize Jama-Everett (via LA Review of Books) •A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood - Mere Takoko (via Atmos) … did you know one whale can capture an average of 33 tons of carbon dioxide over its lifespan? and that when they die they sink (called a whale fall) and that carbon in their bodies gets trapped at the bottom of the sea floor! then their carcasses decompose and become a nutritious food source for deep see organisms! We 🩷 whales 🐋! • Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control - Kerry Howley (via NY Mag) lol Books • Foster by Claire Keegan - posted a rec for this the other day… a girl is sent to live with relatives for the summer on the coastal countryside of Ireland and experiences a warmth + affection she’s not known before… had me crying on my red eye flight) • Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson - It starts with two strangers meeting at a pub. Took me a little bit to get used to the second person point of view and I connected with it more once I read it as more of a narrative poem. Caleb’s writing is very lyrical with such lush descriptions throughout. It explores the complexities, community, and consequences that come with being Black. Ultimately an ode to Black joy, love, community, art, and music! • Darryl by Jackie Ess (still reading… about halfway through) - “Darryl Cook is a man who seems to have everything: a quiet home in Western Oregon, a beautiful wife, and a lot of friends to fuck her while he watches” oooo baby!

@bashfulchicken

Apr 1, 2024

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The Paris Review

A great place to discover new writers. This is where I found my current favorite - Ottessa Moshfegh. I started off with short stories, then read every single book she wrote so far.

@anna-delvey

Nov 3, 2022

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naming a few

Jessica DeFino’s The Review of Beauty Viv Chen’s The Molehill Amy Odell’s The Back Row Talia Cu’s The Latine Zine Ken Klippenstein’s Ken Klippenstein J.P. Hill‘s New Means Judd’s Popular Information also Musk Watch Taylor Lorenz’s User Mag Palestine Will Be Free Brendon Holder’s Loosey Afia’s No Plantains Left Behind Jillian Hess’s Noted Kate Lindsay’s Embedded Rayne Fisher-Quann’s internet princess

@catharuin

Feb 4, 2025

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Starting over

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share. I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice. I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see. I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and  logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay! Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible. I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom. Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌

@taterhole

Mar 16, 2025

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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Finally Quitting the job that you hate

Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025