HeyJaredThe Letter
Deep thoughts, delivered lightly. The Letter celebrates the raw, the messy, and the beautiful parts of being human.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 22, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest issues
🎁 She’s a Nifty Fifty (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Darlings, hello, it’s me, Simone. Today, I’m 50—fifty years old.I was born on September 22, 1976, at 4:30 pm. I was 9.2 lbs. and two weeks late.My parents named me Simone Silverstein, without a middle name. Naming children is one of the joys in life. Mine opted out of the game for my brother and me. Of course, we both gave our children middle names, because no-middle-name children are weird.It’s a rite of passage to hate your middle name as a child. They're grandparent names or maiden names—Fran
What Will You Create? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Greetings earthlings,Sometimes I sit with a newsletter so long it stops making sense. I can tell when there’s depth needed, and similarly I can tell when it’s too deep, and we all just need a product recommendation. This tonal awareness is one of my skills. Thankfully, I have others.Issue 136 was tipping into the ‘no depth’ category until I pulled back, came to the top, and wrote these words—the ones you’re reading right now. We need connection before we dive in. Foreplay. Wordplay. We must feel
The Road to Somewhere (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Greetings beautifuls,If you guessed I’m in Mexico, you’re correct. If you guessed the coffee in my hand is subpar, you’re right again. I’m sure Mexico has great coffee. I wouldn’t know. At our first location, I brewed my own. Peet’s from home. At our second location, the Hilton, well, enough said.It’s July 4th at 7:26 AM. When I finish this letter to you, it could be another day altogether—but let’s see what we can get done with a focused mind (and a mouthful of brown water—con leche y azucar).T
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.