HeyJaredCritical Intimacies
Midlife longing meets algorithmic reality, for readers who prefer their feelings theory-adjacent.
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A note to my paid subscribers (opens the original)
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I’m in my first semester of PhD school, which is a little bit like being buried alive with nothing but a copy of Being and Time.For now, I’m unable to keep up with weekly essays, so I’ve decided to pause billing until I’m able to resume [robot voice] content production.I have been, and continue to be, extremely grateful for your support, financial and otherwise. It has meant a great deal to me.Stay safe out there, folks.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/i
The mother and the monster (opens the original)
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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust (opens the original)
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Frequently asked questions (opens the original)
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The Second Arrow (opens the original)
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Once upon a time three years ago, my marriage opened and then promptly fell apart. I was in the middle of getting my MFA, working on a book about my grandfather that I’d been researching and writing since his death in 2019. When my marriage opened, I started dating for the first time in 17 years, for the first time ever sober, and middle-aged instead of in my early twenties. And then I realized: I can only write about this now. Because it was so shocking and strange and very occasionally delight
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