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“Anyway, what I really think good writing does: It enlivens that part of us that actually believes we are in this world, right now, and that being here somehow matters. It reawakens the reader to the fact and the value of her own existence.” -George Saunders
(have you heard of Saunders’s Substack, Story Club?)
resource
Have you heard of Chill Subs? This is an amazing resource for anyone looking to submit their work to literary magazines, find residencies, and all sorts of other writerly resources, all in one aesthetically pleasing package.
inspiration
Last night I watched the film Weekend. directed by Andrew Haigh. The film was made in 2011, and begins in a gay bar in a working-class British Midlands town. There, two men meet. One is out as a gay man, the other is not entirely closeted, but nonetheless is hiding much of himself away. They go home together and their one-night stand evolves into a full weekend of profound encounters and conversations.
The complexities of queer life ar…
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