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I want to want to believe
I find myself often thinking about lost audiences. Dhalgren was sold in airports. Someone living what might be thought of as ordinarily life could hear…
Joanne McNeil
Mar 12
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October 2022
Weekend Epiphany
I had an epiphany over the weekend. No, I'm not going to tell you about what. But epiphanies are such a fleeting joy. I was just hanging around, not…
Joanne McNeil
Oct 11, 2022
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September 2022
an insufficiently magickal life
A highlight for me this summer was arriving in Malmo—after a flight from Boston to Copenhagen—drawing a hot bath in my hotel room as soon as I checked…
Joanne McNeil
Sep 11, 2022
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March 2022
a loser's club
At few weeks ago, at a virtual event, Michael Moorcock said JG Ballard couldn’t tolerate “nerdy stuff,” and that “Jimmy had lost his respect for Ray…
Joanne McNeil
Mar 12, 2022
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a loser's club
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January 2022
Rail trails and abandoned air fields
I keep watching TikToks of teen goth girls exploring abandoned (haunted) hospitals, theaters, and air fields around New England. And teen commentary on…
Joanne McNeil
Jan 27, 2022
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December 2021
All My Stars 2021
The book I'm recommending to everyone these days is Man Hating Psycho by Iphgenia Baal. But don't just listen to me. Look at the subtle yet effective…
Joanne McNeil
Dec 10, 2021
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November 2021
Roadtrip to Wash-35
I knew it was coming, but it's still getting to me now how many of my favorite places have closed in the past two years. Because the best places are…
Joanne McNeil
Nov 12, 2021
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October 2021
my fake marble cover composition notebook
I leave for San Francisco on Tuesday. Staying a week and then I'm going to be in Portland for another few days after that. I haven't been on a plane in…
Joanne McNeil
Oct 2, 2021
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August 2021
Casablance Happy-Hacker and the Burgundy Room
A few things I've liked recently... but to start, a few things I've liked for a while. I wrote a piece on All About Lily Chou Chou—one of my favorite…
Joanne McNeil
Aug 5, 2021
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April 2021
a few stray thoughts about writing on the internet
At the moment, I’m reimagining what I can do with this newsletter. I started it to carve space away from the frustrating parts of the rest of the…
Joanne McNeil
Apr 17, 2021
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February 2021
exploring the other city
The other day, I drove past a bunch of cars queued up in a lot and it took me a second to realize what was going on. When I did, I began to tear up. I…
Joanne McNeil
Feb 26, 2021
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January 2021
TRUSTNO1
Remember in 2010, when bloggers saw this photo and thought wow that dude looks so modern there is no way he’s from the past. He must be a time traveler…
Joanne McNeil
Jan 23, 2021
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TRUSTNO1
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