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Postapocalyptic People

Who are we in the end? Danica likes to read, write, and think about who we are becoming, individually and collectively.

Newsletter · By Danica Sommerfeldt · English · Official site

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Sep 11, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Blessed Are the Witchy (opens the original)

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    Hi Friends,I like this little game we’ve been playing where you help me decide on the next topic. The results from the last poll surprised me. I had been preparing to write about why I am not Catholic, since there seems to be a resurgence of interest in Catholicism lately. But, apparently you dear readers of mine have other interests… <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bpfn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-pos

  2. Issue · Aug 6, 2026

    The Problem with Lucy Is That I Love Her (opens the original)

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    Hi Friends,At the end of the last letter was a poll and those of you who voted in the poll voted for the next letter topic/title: The Problem with Lucy Is That I Love Her. I started writing it a few weeks ago. Usually I write and send these things in the same day, but that day I found my way into the piece, but couldn’t seem to work through the end of it. So I let it simmer.And then my dad’s dog died. And my dad is so sad. And it makes me sad, to observe the process of my dad’s heartbreaking gri

  3. Issue · Jul 9, 2026

    The Art We Deserve (opens the original)

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    Hello Beautiful Readers,Thanks for voting on the subject of today’s letter. How fun! You’ll find another poll, this week, down at the bottom of this letter. I spent February-April of this year visiting an unfamiliar city, living out of Airbnb’s in different neighbourhoods, just checking things out. (It was a trial move, for context1.) My partner and I embarked on this adventure thinking that we are not suburb people, but we decided to spend the final stint of our trip in a suburb just to see. Al

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