2021 Sunday Emails
I set the intention of sending an email newsletter every Sunday in 2021. I’m mid-way through the year, and it hasn’t happened exactly like that.
The goal was to institute a regular writing habit, and in many ways these emails reflect that. This year, I made a conscious effort to write in my voice, which I’m excited to share whatever the topic. My email newsletter has never stuck to a single topic. Instead, at least in 2021, it’s the medium through which I express my writing.
These are the Sunday emails from 2021.
Jan. 3, 2021: Books and writing from 2020
Jan. 10, 2021: Sex and the County
Jan. 17: What America are we talking about?
Jan. 24: Ethereal thoughts about being present, and what I’m up to
Jan. 31: Crude oil in Talmadge Creek
Feb. 7: Meeting Chad Baase
Feb. 15: American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell (book review)
Feb. 21: Write about the last party you went to
March 7: Depression and dreaming
March 14: North Wind Guest Column
March 30: An Update
April 4: Why Calhoun?
April 18: Masha Gessen’s Surviving Autocracy (book review)
May 16: Let’s talk about masks, baby
May 23: A man I met driving back from Tennessee, and a corrected link sent later that day
June 6: Smattering of thoughts
A misspelling in this email bothers me, so if you don’t mind I’d like to correct it here. The digital notes poem in this email should read,
“The sky was extra big tonight as the sun set
Sandhill cranes above me in my car, zoom-zoom
A small lake rippled bright blue along the freeway
Because a cold front was coming through.
Branches and errant trash swayed in the wind too
Modern Girl by Sleater Kinney played and it’s so true
My whole life looks like a picture of a sunny day.
Then it’s a song I can dance to which I do
Naturally with the sound makes me move
Baby look at me now”
June 20: Sheriff’s shooting range and music recommendations
July 4: Happy Independence Day
Aug. 22: When COVID Hits Different
Aug. 29: Marshall, Makeup, and Me
Sept. 6: The Story of My Weekend
Sept. 19: A Letter to Tuffy of Marshall
Sept. 26: Weekend Training and Tips for Resilience
Oct. 10: Talking (and Exploring) Tarot
Oct. 17: Origins of ‘Lets Go Brandon’ and How Tyranny Evades Meaning
Oct. 24: Bisexuality and My Sexual Orientation
Nov. 14: Pinecone Philosophy
Nov. 28: On Mental Health and Level Setting
Dec. 19: Work Thoughts and Non-Work Thoughts
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