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Welcome to Newsletter #273

A bunch of tales I wanted to share with you

A tale I read

The Reassurance by Thom Gunn

A tale I heard

Actor, writer, director Kathy Burke on whether she still believes “Love is so magnificent, but also the worst thing, like wasps”:

"Of course! But the good thing is now I’m too old to give a shit about love. You know? That romantic side of me is well and truly over. And it’s, ahhhh, it’s lovely. It is lovely, because for me, it’s the real sense of true freedom. I just think it’s something that is naturally in us humans to sort of want to be with a partner or to be in love, because being in love is so exciting. If it’s a nice love. But the drama of it, when you’re young – that’s all you fucking talk about! Who you are in a relationship with or who you want to be in a relationship with. And then getting older it’s like, 'Oh my God, that isn’t part of my conversation any more.'"

A tale I saw

Unprotected by Simon Rich

A tale I wrote

Grandad is building a planet in the trees
for you to hide from aliens, cook pizzas,
stretch your voice box to the moon,
be a cow, melt like water, turn into a conker,
send an email to a duck, wear a cloud as a hat,
build steam trains, paint your nails, invent
dance moves for worms, create languages,
learn about your skin, negotiate with the birds,
cooperate with the thoughts in your head.

A tail I like

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