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Welcome to 2023

Welcome to 2023

My word for the year is "existing"

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Jan 01, 2023
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Welcome to 2023. It’s actually 2022 as I write this, so Idk what 2023 is like yet. I spent New Year’s Evening walking around my favorite lake in Tallahassee and then watching the Criterion Channel.

I have so many ideas for Entropical Paradise in the new year, but right now I’m working on my book revisions, and that’s taking a lot of energy. Well, that and moving and preparing for the next semester. But expect some news from me soon! And a new time and day for writing together.

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I wanted to share my 2023 word with you. It’s “existing.” I know…so passive. I’ve been thinking a lot about how hard it is for me to exist. Like, just exist. Without needing to do or be anything. So I’m keeping that word in mind, and finding pockets of time to exist. Lately I’ve been leaving my phone in a drawer until noon. I deactivated a bunch of my social media accounts.…

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