Hello everyone!
Have you ever found yourself scrolling through job listings in a different state? That’s where I am right now. I count myself lucky, since the endless California sun is probably preferable to freezing temperatures in other places. However, spring will be upon us soon and I can’t help but miss the seasons. There is something lovely about watching the world start anew. It’s like nature is reminding you that it’s OK to start over, even if you’ve failed.
I just don’t feel like a California girl. For more than one reason, but the weather is the simplest.
This week I’ve been writing, pitching, applying, making “baskets”, drawing, taking classes, and learning to cook more interesting meals. I still have not made many friends in this new city. However there is a friendly tree in the courtyard I can talk to during coffee breaks.
What I’m listening to this week:
The podcast Within the Wires. I’ve already binged the seasons once, but now I’m going through all four to find patterns and catch little easter eggs I missed.
What I’m learning
How to shade my drawings.
Links to stories:
The Iowa Caucus is many things, but mostly it is insane. That’s why I’ve come up with these alternative methods to choose a candidate.
A piece from An Injustice in which I make some new decorative pillows for the millennial can only rent but not own.
I love writing satire about many things. This one is from the point of view of a sex writer who is exhausted by your incessant demands for hot tips.
I threw this guy into the comic newsletter. Yet when I saw they were still trying to make Baby Nut happen, I thought I needed to remind you that we will see more babies in our ads.
This is a nonfiction piece, for the new travel publication ONEPIN, about dating, China, and fake pizza.
Other writers that I enjoy:
Elle Rogers is incredibly funny. She co-edits the Frazzled publication which features lots of brilliant parenting humor. This one about the 5 stages of grief she goes through when her kids outgrow their clothes is my favorite.
Benjamin Davis has numerous essays on and off the internet. Witty, and having lived a more adventurous life than I would ever be able to, his humor here in this piece about getting illegal butt surgery in Russia is highly recommended.
Thank you for reading!
Kyrie
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