Lolo, you may not feel like a real writer, but I’m a real reader, and your writing is concise, appropriate, unpretentious and heartfelt. What more can we ask? Please keep going. We need all the lights on.
Thank you for sharing. Your voice has made me feel less alone and less insane. I think sometimes I just need the reassurance that other people out there are also witnessing the horrors and injustices around the world, while still finding ways to be here, to keep going, and to not lose their humanity.
This post reminded me of this great James Baldwin quote, which is by far one of the wisest things I've ever read:
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive."
And you've also inspired me to write, for the same reason.
I haven't read many of your pieces but when I read "The Last Christmas" I was so unprepared for the devastation I felt and it affected me like few other things have. And now I see that it's your favorite piece too!! It's the kind of thing I'll never forget, and whenever I see you on a stream or anywhere online it always lingers in the back of my adhd mind, deep blue and orange like a forest fire looming over the horizon.
You've written pieces that have made me laugh, cry and feel seen. And I love that because it comes from a real, raw, human experience. There's a part of everyone that wants to impress others right? They want people to like them and what they do? I think it's normal feeling that most people have. However, sometimes it can come across as fake, trying too hard... just not genuine AT ALL. And that's one of the things I admire about your writing, it's anything but that. Congrats on the year, and I look forward to the next one! (Please make stickers!)
Hey lolo i was talking to my friend yesterday about how desperately i want be as good of writer as you are and how much i love your writing. You truly inspire me.
As a writer, I love your perspective and honesty. If you weren't a writer (a title that can have intimidating connotations), you wouldn't be commemorating a year of writing to an audience who appreciates it. I for one welcome you into the loose and often fucked-up fold.
Even if one of your pieces are just on impulse or well-prepared, the way you write and put words to feelings strikes a cord in a lot of us. There’s a resonance of understanding that we can feel with your pieces that reminds us we’re all just silly humans feeling bad about the world and hoping for something greater.
We need a podcast that talks about the utility of copaganda, the true crime genre, the legal "industry" through the lens of justice reform. Something like 5-4 and You're Wrong About. I'll listen and I'll tell a friend.
I can’t choose a favourite piece of yours because they have all touched me differently yet deeply. They have and continue to make me think about the world around me and the people in it, and the fact that all we have is each other. I look forward to your writing every week, it makes me feel like I’m not alone. Thank you Alex ❤️
Lots of love to you Lolo. I don't REALLY know you at all, but I think you have a good heart and it's in the right place. I'm glad that I'm a subscriber
Lolo, you may not feel like a real writer, but I’m a real reader, and your writing is concise, appropriate, unpretentious and heartfelt. What more can we ask? Please keep going. We need all the lights on.
Thanks for a great year of reading, Lolo. Also you look fly as fuck in that photo. ♥️
Hasanabi broadcasting could probably use full time general counsel
Thank you for sharing. Your voice has made me feel less alone and less insane. I think sometimes I just need the reassurance that other people out there are also witnessing the horrors and injustices around the world, while still finding ways to be here, to keep going, and to not lose their humanity.
This post reminded me of this great James Baldwin quote, which is by far one of the wisest things I've ever read:
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive."
And you've also inspired me to write, for the same reason.
Congratulations and keep up the good work <3
I haven't read many of your pieces but when I read "The Last Christmas" I was so unprepared for the devastation I felt and it affected me like few other things have. And now I see that it's your favorite piece too!! It's the kind of thing I'll never forget, and whenever I see you on a stream or anywhere online it always lingers in the back of my adhd mind, deep blue and orange like a forest fire looming over the horizon.
You've written pieces that have made me laugh, cry and feel seen. And I love that because it comes from a real, raw, human experience. There's a part of everyone that wants to impress others right? They want people to like them and what they do? I think it's normal feeling that most people have. However, sometimes it can come across as fake, trying too hard... just not genuine AT ALL. And that's one of the things I admire about your writing, it's anything but that. Congrats on the year, and I look forward to the next one! (Please make stickers!)
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Your writings make me feel less alone. Wishing you every bit of joy you’re meant to have.
Hey lolo i was talking to my friend yesterday about how desperately i want be as good of writer as you are and how much i love your writing. You truly inspire me.
Thanks for your candid, introspective, vulnerable writing, Lolo.
As a writer, I love your perspective and honesty. If you weren't a writer (a title that can have intimidating connotations), you wouldn't be commemorating a year of writing to an audience who appreciates it. I for one welcome you into the loose and often fucked-up fold.
Even if one of your pieces are just on impulse or well-prepared, the way you write and put words to feelings strikes a cord in a lot of us. There’s a resonance of understanding that we can feel with your pieces that reminds us we’re all just silly humans feeling bad about the world and hoping for something greater.
Happy one year, and here’s to another!
We need a podcast that talks about the utility of copaganda, the true crime genre, the legal "industry" through the lens of justice reform. Something like 5-4 and You're Wrong About. I'll listen and I'll tell a friend.
I can’t choose a favourite piece of yours because they have all touched me differently yet deeply. They have and continue to make me think about the world around me and the people in it, and the fact that all we have is each other. I look forward to your writing every week, it makes me feel like I’m not alone. Thank you Alex ❤️
Lots of love to you Lolo. I don't REALLY know you at all, but I think you have a good heart and it's in the right place. I'm glad that I'm a subscriber
My favorites were The Last Christmas and The Violence of Absence. I love reading your work every Sunday