Why I Write

An explanation by me to me of the strangeness of this newsletter

I started writing in June of last year. I had a thing to say about the overturning of Roe versus Wade, and I wrote op-Ed. Nobody wanted to publish it.

Since that decision went nowhere, and there has been no fall out, I moved on. I guess nobody should have published it, cause it's not going be a major news story. This is an example of satire—saying the opposite of the truth, to make my point more robustly then I would be allowed if I were to write something full of vitriol.

Writing a newsletter is good. It is good for me. Because I have things to say. Frankly, nobody wants to listen to them out loud. Thusly, I write it down. This allows for reader autonomy. If they want read my “things,” in the privacy with their own home, they can. This preserves their dignity in a way autoplay on Tiktok might not.

I got a lot of questions of the process, because it's not usual. It is rare for there to be a one person media company? I am told.

I'm going to answer them, in the format of an inte…