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This is the archive of the newsletters I've written

Creating the Conditions

One of the many things I'm reading at the moment is On Getting Better by Adam Phillips. As I read it, the following stood out to me. Phillips quotes Winnicott as saying: [Psychoanalysis] is not just a mater of interpreting the repressed unconscious; it is rather the provision of a

◉ A Say 001 | Hello World

Hi there, When I was young and first became interested in using the web to communicate with others, I played with many early blogging tools. One of the things I remember about all of those tools is the default post (the post that was already there as a kind of

Things & Stuff | 003 "The Other Does Not Exist"

0.0 – Preamble Recently, I've been doing some research/reading the idea of "the lying truth," which I'm going to try to put to use in a paper that I'm writing for the LACK conference that will be taking place in April. I started out reading Psychoanalysis has the Structure

Things & Stuff | 001

Hello, I'm trying to send a short mid-week newsletter where I list off (and, if possible, link to) different things I think are interesting. -◉- Listening: This morning I listened to this wonderful interview the LARB did with the psychoanalyst Jamison Webster on her new book Disorganization & Sex. I've

◉ Newsletter v.4.16 | Training v. Teaching & Writing Ideas/Tools

Hello from the American Midwest I'm writing this on Thursday because I'm leaving for a camping trip on Friday afternoon. I'll be mostly disconnected during the trip, and what little time I am online will be to do the minimal checking of things. Getting ready for the trip is kind

◉ Newsletter v.4.10 | End of a Semester

Hello from the American Midwest, I'm going into the last week of a semester/academic year. This means I have very little time, and the newsletter will be short. Podcasts: I recorded an episode of InForm with Jason & Chris from the Regrettable Century [https://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/], where we talked

◉ Newsletter v.4.9 | Sinus Infection Central

Hello from the American Midwest. Let's start this one off with a sickness update. I'm in good cardiovascular shape. My resting heart rate is often under 50 (the range is 48-52). However, I just took a reading at I'm at 61. I say this because when I'm sick, my resting

◉ Newsletter v.4.8 | Sickness, Kristeva, Algorithms, & 800+

Hello from the American Midwest. I'm writing this newsletter as I battle some sort of horrendous sickness, which involves a slight fever, chills, all kinds of body aches, and a painful cough that shakes the insides. Two at-home COVID tests have said it is not COVID, but whatever it is,

◉ Newsletter v.4.7 | Before You Talk to Me About "Being in the Moment"

Hello from the American Midwest. Having little kids changes the way time works. One of the effects of having two little kids is that I spend far more time "in the moment," paying close attention to what my kids are doing. This is radically different than my life before kids

◉ Something Went Wrong

Below is a copy of the rough draft of an introduction I'm working on for something about the connection between (relationships) between civilization, the state, and psychoanalysis. The text is a personal story that does not explicitly mention civilization, the state, or psychoanalysis. However, I plan to use the story