lil’ mock up of what WILL be this SEXY ALBUM pHOTO when I START MY POSTS (credit: Kev Bot)
This substack remained untouched for a while, didn’t it? We had a fun run, with my girlfriend and I covering Bachelor every week, and got a good following (a whopping 119 email signups - half of which - came from me). We almost got a job out of it (thx Bustle) and then didn’t get said job out of it (nvm Bustle). Now, here we are, on the precipice of a new year and lately, I’ve been wondering, what the fuck is ever going to come from my future? I’ve been freelancing in journalism full time, doing projects here and there since 2017, and it feels like a dead end, to be honest. There’s no room for job growth, I am easily overwhelmed by what little money it pays, and frankly, I don’t like writing for fun anymore. I’ve written short stories since I was seven and always wanted to make it as a journalist but is that even possible anymore? Can you even get your foot in a door when you weren’t invited in the first place?
Who knows! Not me! ANYWAYS….
I don’t know where I’m going but I miss free writing, which is why I’m going to LEGITIMATELY be bringing you a consistent newsletter now that I have an idea on how to utilize this space. I don’t want to cover anything I don’t want to anymore (The Bachelor) to potentially get a job in a field that doesn’t want me (Journalism) and I don’t want to just throw shit at a wall (old pieces of mine) with no idea where it’s going (strangers). I’d like to build with ya’ll and figure out where this ship is going together.
And boy, do I have a good idea for it.
Welcome to what will become of this newsletter: a nice little blend of everything I love!!! From humor, television, and pop culture, I’m going to be starting a series called NOW PLAYING. Every week, I’m going to watch the Pilot of a television series and tell you all about it, with a few unfiltered quips and rants sprinkled here and there. I’ll be going in alphabetical order, so as not to totally confuse myself, or maybe I won’t! I’m a loose cannon, baby! You can’t stop me!
So yeah, that’s it. If that sounds neat to you, maybe pass this newsletter to a friend who might want to sign up and read my random shit every Thursday. As for now, I’m gonna go eat egg salad and start on this ASAP. The first show (series?) I’ll be doing is American Horror Story: Murder House. I’m looking for a trip down 2011 memory lane before I got in to a relationship with the boy next door. <3
Ta ta for now !
Hell yeah! Let’s go creative freedom!