As some of you know, I’ve been taking writing classes because I love writing and I want to get better at it. A thing you have to do to become a better writer is edit and revise your work, both of which are soul sucking tasks (albeit necessary ones).
Another thing that helps you be a better writer is making your work accessible to others. If I ever want to get published in print or online publication (which I do) then I need to publish what I’m writing so I have a portfolio.
I wish I could tell you that you’re gonna get an email every week but honestly, writing post worthy stuff every week isn’t feasible at the moment. Like I said, good writing happens when we write, revise, and edit. Those things take time and I have a full life that deserves my tending.
Writing in general is taxing, but especially so when you write about trauma. This is a good place to note that I won’t be sharing pieces that discuss my trauma at this time (certainly not in detail.) Most of my writing is about trauma, funny anecdotes, or weird thoughts I have while high. I also need breaks from writing about those things to fill my cup with living life.
Writing is also hard because writers talk about being human, and being human is hard. Yes, it’s also funny sometimes, but for the most part it’s hard. Emotions, organs, awareness of ones mortality: these are just the things we learn in the first 5-7 years of our life! We haven’t even gotten to puberty yet and life is dropping reality bricks on us with the nonchalance of Salt Bae. No wonder we’re such assholes at 14, and completely over it by 40.
Anyway. This isn’t gonna be a weekly newsletter. You’ll get emails frequently enough that you won’t forget about me, and inconsistently enough that they’ll be a nice surprise. For all my fellow Earth signs that need structure: It will be at least once, but no more than, three times a month. Maybe in the future I’ll get myself on a schedule, but for now we’re going with the flow. It’s mostly gonna be funny content (i hope anyway) with some serious stuff sprinkled in but I’ll always include Content Notes.
With that, welcome to Being Human Is Hard: a newsletter for lovers of wry wit and vulnerability.
The first newsletter goes out Friday, March 18th so be sure to subscribe. I don’t wanna give too much away but… people get naked in the Hamptons. That’s it. That’s all you get unless you subscribe!
Thanks in advance for reading. Don’t forget to drink some water today. See ya soon.
-Monica