HeyJaredMaame’s Musings
On writing the things, teaching the things, and hoping for the things.
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i used to be an over achiever (opens the original)
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dear reader,i have a substack schedule, finally. a long spreadsheet of substack topics to write about each week, in an effort to stay consistent. but this week has been especially hard to conjure up, despite the road map i have laid out in front of me. nothing was really speaking to me, and i even started writing about joy from september and came up empty handed. i’m an eternal optimist, but joy is elusive for me at the best of times. instead, i wanted to share a sort of personal phenomenon i st
stories, stories everywhere (opens the original)
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dear reader, i love stories. this is not newsworthy information, just something that is. i see them everywhere. i have always seen them everywhere, in fact, without really realising it.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="353.27266483516485" src=
in between the writing (opens the original)
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dear reader,sometimes being a writer means sitting with the uncomfortableness of not writing, particularly when you are between projects.by sometimes, i really mean most of the time. you might always be oscillating between finishing a writing project and beginning a new one. the bit between is important, sacred and honestly, very tricky for me. i am not good at being quiet in my mind. it's a loud place up there, busy with activity, the next big idea, the next expression of some pain or joy just
movement (opens the original)
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dear reader,i used to think of myself as a shark. i believed that i had to keep moving at all times, i had to always be heading somewhere, otherwise i would meet my death; perhaps not literally but mentally, intellectually. movement meant having ambition, always aiming for something better and physically walking the streets of London, streets that required a sturdy shoe and a destination, even if the errand was small.i was always moving. but really i was running away from things that i felt trap
joy, lately: coffee (opens the original)
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dear reader,please find enclosed my second attempt to be more consistent. i had a rant all prepared to write but then i thought about all the bad news we’ve had this month and decided to go against type and instead focus on the things that have been bringing me joy.this month it has been my old friend coffee, and everything that’s associated with it. coffee starts my day so it usually tops my list of joyful things, but this month i’ve had the pleasure of visiting a couple of new coffee shops in
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