We've never met in real life. I came for the silly castle lolz and stayed for the heartfelt and thought provoking pieces about being a person in the world, specifically in Grand Rapids.
The one about grieving your dogs hit me deep in the feels.
In the 00's and early 10's I was a very avid blogger and very proud of the little pieces I wrote and snippets of life I shared. I loved reading my friends' blogs (which were more livejournal than thought pieces) and keeping in touch that way. Then my career got more important and the internet got weirder, more performative, all instagrammified and algorithmified and rage-filled. Your substack (and many of the others I support) reminds me of those happy early bloggy days. Someday I might start writing too. I miss the process and the things I learned about myself by writing.
Anyway, thanks for the bravery of being vulnerable and giving words to your experiences. It truly is about feeling more connected.
Brittany! Speaking of getting hit deep in the feels!
Thank you for your kind comment and for sharing your blog nostalgia. An image of my LiveJournal theme popped back into my head. LOL
Writing is mentally exhausting and time-consuming, so I absolutely understand needing to refocus. It's exciting to know the idea of writing is back in your mind, though!
We've never met in real life. I came for the silly castle lolz and stayed for the heartfelt and thought provoking pieces about being a person in the world, specifically in Grand Rapids.
The one about grieving your dogs hit me deep in the feels.
In the 00's and early 10's I was a very avid blogger and very proud of the little pieces I wrote and snippets of life I shared. I loved reading my friends' blogs (which were more livejournal than thought pieces) and keeping in touch that way. Then my career got more important and the internet got weirder, more performative, all instagrammified and algorithmified and rage-filled. Your substack (and many of the others I support) reminds me of those happy early bloggy days. Someday I might start writing too. I miss the process and the things I learned about myself by writing.
Anyway, thanks for the bravery of being vulnerable and giving words to your experiences. It truly is about feeling more connected.
Brittany! Speaking of getting hit deep in the feels!
Thank you for your kind comment and for sharing your blog nostalgia. An image of my LiveJournal theme popped back into my head. LOL
Writing is mentally exhausting and time-consuming, so I absolutely understand needing to refocus. It's exciting to know the idea of writing is back in your mind, though!
Shout out to the other former interns reading this 🤗
There are at least six of you here!!! 🥹😍