HeyJaredMarie Cloutier Writes
A weekly update from a writer, reader, reviewer and nerd living and writing in the NYC area.
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Friday Five (opens the original)
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Life has been in a blender since July and things will slow down soon. More on that later. I’m entering the last big phase of a long summer of disruption and while I’m not wishing the next week away by any stretch, it’s good to see to the end of the tunnel. Sorry for the vague-posting!<div cla
Five Things About Sweatshirts (opens the original)
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Sweatshirts used to be what you wore when you were sweating or had been. I don’t know the history of sweatshirts. I don’t remember my first sweatshirt. And I don’t remember the last time I sweated in one on purpose. When I sweat these days it’s mostly because I’m having a hot flash. And then I take the sweatshirt off, if possible. I actually stopped wearing them for a while because of hot flashes but that’s another story for another day.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://
Five Things About My Taylor Swift Fandom (opens the original)
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Love Story was my favorite song in whatever year it came out. I remember walking through the Longwood medical area on my way to one of my synagogue jobs bouncing along to that song. I loved her music before I knew anything else about her or really paid attention to her. She just happened to sing all my favorite little radio bops.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9v0o!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-medi
Friday Five (opens the original)
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This summer is both going by quickly and barely moving. Honestly I’m losing track of time. I keep a daily diary and according to that it’s been August 19 for about a week. <img alt="photo of shells including clam and mussel shells" class="sizing
My Friday Five, 8/14 (opens the original)
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We had to go check out the ongoing work at home recently and timed the visit to coincide with a concert at Radio City Music Hall with the legendary Joe Hisaishi. We bought the tickets last fall when the bathroom renovation wasn’t even on the radar. It was magical. My only complaint was that there wasn’t more of everything. I last saw him in 2022 and I t… Read more
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