HeyJaredThe Slow Take
An occasional newsletter about the strange beauty of being human, from poet & essayist Heather Lanier.
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Being Human is the Only Job (opens the original)
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Hello, Slow Take subscribers! I’m Heather Lanier, author of Raising a Rare Girl and Psalms of Unknowing. The Slow Take is my very occasional newsletter, inviting us to lean into what makes us feel more fully human. Think of it as the opposite of a “hot take,” the opposite of a Botox billboard ad or an AI-written thank-you. There
Live in Your Season, They Say... (opens the original)
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Hello, Slow Take subscribers! I’m Heather Lanier, author of the memoir, Raising a Rare Girl, and four poetry collections, including Psalms of Unknowing. The Slow Take is my occasional newsletter, inviting us to lean into what makes us feel more human. Think of it as the opposi
All the Summers Ever (opens the original)
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Hello, Slow Take subscribers! I’m Heather Lanier, author of the memoir, Raising a Rare Girl, and four poetry collections, including Psalms of Unknowing. The Slow Take is my monthly newsletter, inviting us to lean into what makes us feel more human. Think of it as the opposite of a Botox ad or an AI-written tha
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