I wrote a thing and somebody published it!
Plus some thoughts on Rebecca Makkai for paid subscribers
Hello and happy Friday, friends! I’m excited to share my latest publication with you, a short piece of nonfiction called Bullseye about boobs and death. There’s also a male stripper in it. (Maybe this why I don’t get invited to your parties anymore?) Thanks, as always, for reading 💜
Bullseye, by Julia F. Green
Also a big thanks to all of you who weighed on the new art for my podcast, Writing in the Dark. We have a winner and it’s pretty great and I’m super excited to share it with you very soon! In the meantime, check out Episode 1.
One more thing: if you need some good art in your life, please go see American Fiction, a movie that is very funny, deeply moving, and phenomenally acted (NYT critic’s pick!).
For my neighbors in North Carolina, I urge you to go see UNC’s production of Fat Ham before it closes February 18. If you don’t live here, I’m sure you can still see it—the play won the Pulitzer in 2022 and is being produced all over the country. It’s also very funny, deeply moving, and phenomenally acted. Yeah, I have a type.
Now, let’s get into some deep thoughts on reading. I just devoured Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You, which deserves some unpacking.
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