I did not have this on my bingo card for 2023 a few weeks ago, but this year is already showing a tendency towards the chaotic — chaotic good, so far! — so I am not surprised to find myself embarking on an unexpected new project. But a super fun one! I think you know my feelings about the role of instinct in creative expression; well, my gut has been telling me lately that I need to get back into writing. Proper, creative writing, that is. (To me, this blog isn’t about writing; I use words to communicate about stuff, but it’s the stuff that’s the focus here, not the words.) I had initially toyed with the idea of a podcast, but my enthusiasm in that direction far outstrips my technical abilities.

So I am writing a newsletter!

I have a Substack and everything. You can sign up (for free) here: adinaj@substack.com

I am not entirely sure what the long-term future of this newsletter will be BUT, for now, I am running a “limited series” recapping Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels. Yes, I — the person who doesn’t read romance novels and has a heart colder than ice — recently became obsessed with this saga. And when I become obsessed with something, I like to talk about it … at length … and pore over every little detail. So that’s what we will be doing for the next 2 months-ish. There are 8 books in total and — as a little surprise — I’ve already done the first one! You can go read it right now!

Ok, small print: it’s not the actual first book in the series; we are doing this out-of-order, but I promise that will not significantly impair your enjoyment. I, too, read them out of order and I lived. Also, expect a very healthy dose of snark in these recaps — heart of ice, and all that. I don’t have a “lovey-dovey” setting; but I do aim to crank the “funny” one all the way up. Hopefully you will agree that I succeed.

New issues drop every Sunday — find them in your inbox and see you over there in the comments.

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