HeyJaredLittle Happies
An occasional newsletter on writing, revision, and reading. Filled with many little happies (and sads, okay) and recommendations along the way.
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Not difficult to love (opens the original)
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Sometimes I’m overwhelmed by all the Little Happies there are in this life, especially when I feel wide open to them. There’s so much good TV to watch, so many great books, and so many comics and essays swirling in my head that don’t even demand to be drawn or written; sometimes they exist in that space where it’s just me. No judge, no politicians, no threat response.Just me, me at 36, doing acupuncture and yoga and sticking with Skyrizi. (In case this is a Jenga situation and removing one would
Healthy until I wasn't (opens the original)
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I went to see a doctor about knee pain when I was 25, maybe I was 26, then I was in my late twenties and my chest hurt, my scalp was reacting, I was reaching for something I didn’t know how to grasp. Or what it would mean to do so. Then, I wanted to eliminate the pain, the itch, the invisible heat. I wanted to stop its spread and save myself from having to know more.Now, I want to understand it.Want more Little Happies? Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form class="s
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