desperately seeking cool-ness

Well.

I don’t think I’ve ever cringed so hard writing a substack.

Which says a LOT because I have shared many, many letters here that have made me cringe / wonder if I should hit send / run as far away from all my devices as possible when I finally do, but:

Here we are.

It all started when Oorja sent me a link to this subtsack yesterday.

Yes, I am going to talk about Taylor Swift (but not really).

Mostly I am going to talk about cool-ness.

Both my own lack of it and the desperate, feverish desire I’ve had for it, for most of my life.

Like I said,

Cringe.

So,

Here’s to being warm.

Lukewarm.

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