#69: Take It or Leave It

A weekly drop of things I love

Take It or Leave It is a weekly highlight series for paid subscribers. Pretty much every Friday, I share a quick hit of things I’m loving.

Most of my writing is long-form and requires time for research between essays. Hopefully, this helps fill in the gaps for you with new finds (or things you want to revisit).

If not, all good. Take it or leave it ✌️

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It’s been a few weeks, thanks for bearing with me! Let’s start with a few ICYMIs:

1. For my latest newsletter essay, I wrote about the father wounds connecting Los Angeles rappers Tyler, The Creator, Westside Boogie & Kendrick Lamar. The essay is *this* close (🤏) to being one of my top 5 most read newsletters.

   Jor-El Caraballo
   described it as “an incredible, and necessary, piece of writing.” Tap below to read, and I encourage you to listen along with the voiceover.

2. (614) Magazine’s November issue is out! I wrote about The Plant Gays’ growth from being an Instagram account to becoming a stall at Columbus, Ohio’s East Market to opening a standalone storefront in Columbus’ German Village. Also, earlier in the issue, you’ll find a love letter to Columbus, which is actually a love letter to Elizabeth borne from a newsletter essay I published in April.

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