Call For Subscriber Questions For This Week's Dispatches Mailbag
First of all, I just want to thank everyone for their support and kindness since I opened Dispatches From A Collapsing State. I’d been desperate to find somewhere I could write about the issues of the moment but, also, get more in-depth and personal with my writing. So far, I’m beyond thrilled with this format and the little community we’re forming here. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for those who encouraged me to do this and those who are along for the ride.
I’m going to start doing regular mailbags on here for subscribers, so if you are subscribed (and thank you so much if you are) I’ll be answering your questions in a post later on this week/weekend. If you’d like to hear my thoughts on a topic - it can be political, cultural, historical, serious, lighthearted, as consequential as global climate change and as off-the-topic as what I get on a pizza - please reply to this post and I’ll answer a few of them in a subscribers-only post.
Again, thank you. Hope everyone’s having a good, or at least bearable, week so far.
JYS
I gave up Twitter a few years ago because I was totally addicted, so have really appreciated seeing your essays on a regular basis without having to turn off my content blockers and get sucked into social media browsing.
Like probably many, I don't know anyone who isn't depressed or struggling in some way right now. Whether it's anti-maskers, assaults on voting rights, white nationalism, or the looming reality of climate change that too few are taking seriously, I'm curious how you and maybe other subscribers are dealing with the mental/emotional/psychological weights of these realities on a daily basis.
So, what DO you get on a pizza?