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On the Keeping of Notebooks
A meditation on notebooks, journalism, and writing—fueled, of course, by Joan Didion.

we learn from history that we do not learn from history
As Trump promises a new surge in mass deportations, history may be repeating itself.

growing up, or something worse?
We spend a good deal of life trying to feel less - is that growing up?

Do the places we love and leave recognize us?
There’s an odd sort of magic that happens when we encounter past places—or people for that matter. We may return to these places, but it won’t be as the same person we were then.

the prize and currency of -yours mine and ours- youth
I guess it was the thought of losing the ability to capitalize on my youth. Capitalize on beauty, sexuality, innocence. I was keenly aware of how fleeting it all was.