One musing.
A short essay, 600–1,200 words. About the dad in the noodle commercial, or the auto-rickshaw, or the friend I owe a haircut. Written between 11 p.m. and midnight, edited Sunday morning over coffee.
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Sunday letters.
One short essay, in your inbox, most Sundays. Sometimes a short fiction on the side. no threads, no tips, mostly. Designed to be read with the second cup of coffee, before the day asks for anything.
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What lands in your inbox.
three things, mostlyA small fiction, sometimes.
About once a month, a short fiction joins the essay — a few hundred words about someone doing something slightly strange. Often unresolved. Always unexplained.
One footnote.
A single line at the bottom of the email — what I'm reading, what I'm writing, what I'm avoiding. Three sentences total. The currently strip, but earlier.
Past letters.
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The small questions.
five quick answersHow often do you send it, actually?
Most Sundays since January 2024. I have missed three weeks in two years — once for a death, once for a flu, once because I couldn't get the ending right and refused to send a piece I didn't believe in. I am proudest of the third one.
Is there a paid tier?
No. There will probably never be a paid tier. If there ever is, the free essays will keep being free. The voice doesn't change at the paywall, and I am not interested in the kind of writing that would change at one.
What do you do with my email address?
I put it in a quiet self-hosted list, send you the essay, and never give it to anyone else. No analytics pixels. No referral programs. No third-party anything. Unsubscribe is one click and works the first time.
Will you read my reply?
Yes.Every one. Usually within a week. Sometimes within a month, if it's a hard one. The interesting replies, with permission, become the next essay. I have written four essays this year that started as a reader's reply.
Can I forward an essay to someone?
Please do. The handwritten line at the bottom of every essay — “if you found something here, tell someone” — is not decorative. Forwarding is how this place grows. Tell someone.
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