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LIFE: rosie's birthday
thoughts on grief, purpose, and my niece, who should be three
10 hrs ago
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monica heisey
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WORK: taking the note
what's wrong with your art is what's wrong with your life
Mar 6
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monica heisey
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February 2026
in and of the world, february
reading and eating and looking and venturing out
Feb 28
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monica heisey
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LIFE: top ten worst feelings
(zero stakes edition)
Feb 20
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monica heisey
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WORK: for your eyes only
some thoughts on love, private work, and excruciating little poems, for valentine's day
Feb 10
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monica heisey
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January 2026
in and of the world, january
things i paid attention to in january that were not the accursed screen
Jan 31
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monica heisey
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LIFE: it's every day!
some thoughts on Peter Hujar's Day, paying attention, and walking home alone from the cinema
Jan 28
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monica heisey
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WORK: impostor syndrome (not that kind)
a short history of the lowest-rent scam going
Jan 22
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monica heisey
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LIFE : things that are still good
a list to look at when things look bad
Jan 16
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monica heisey
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here's the idea
in the early days of my writing career i was often making as little as twenty dollars per piece, and as a result was hammering out dozens of essays…
Jan 13
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monica heisey
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