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Lost In The Mx #4: A Grave Lack Of Things Confessions of a traumatised minimalist in recovery

It’s the first Monday of the month, so you know what time it is!

Let’s get Lost In The Mx and talk about trauma, mania, minimalism and shaking ass for the Spring Equinox.

Check out the full newsletter below, and follow me on Substack for more!

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A screenshot from the same newsletter that shows my book PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT under the featured category. They've said, "The hilarious swoon-worthy romance of the spring" in the blurb.

ahhhh thank you @bookshop.org for featuring PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT in this newsletter!!

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Donate to I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord, organized by Clarkisha Kent If you’ve been following me on Twitter for the last two years in particular, then you k… Clarkisha Kent needs your support for I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord

Currently, I need $2022 for rent and $3000 (for a total of $5022) to retain a lawyer who is well-versed in landlord-tenant law, as I do not meet the requirements for legal aid—despite having no income.

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#Romancelandia There is a GoFundMe for legendary editor, Vivian Stephens, to help cover medical, home care, and living expenses. www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...

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Doing volunteer stuff tonight in the lane I chose — if you haven’t yet, highly rec offering your skills to an organization in need if you can! It really helps with the constant doom tbh.

I’m sorry to anyone who followed me on Blue Sky expecting continued Twitter shenanigans. I’m here to share my newsletter and maintain a minor digital presence.

Until I have something worth saying, I’m only sharing curated posts and projects— everything else is mine.

Lost In The Mx #3: It’s Not Imposter Syndrome; I’m Egotistical And Angry At Being Denied May the tables that don’t seat me catch a plague of termites

“It’s not imposter syndrome—I’m egotistical and angry at being denied.”

My latest Lost In The Mx is about rage, audacity, and refusing to wait for tables that don’t deserve me.

Why shrink when you can burn it all down to make space for yourself?

Dive in:
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Lost In The Mx #2: Teaching My Mother To Be A Woman A trans daughter's lessons in self love sans internalised misogyny

Inspired by Teaching My Mother To Give Birth by Warsan Shire, I’m back with another Lost In The Mx about my mom, womanhood, and the wild, complicated love between us. No misogyny or self-help, just life—messy, tender, and real. Dive in: mxkatyayani.substack.com/p/lost-in-th... ✨

Social media, not in a boomer sense but a "it's erradicated basic human decency and the boundaries of interpersonal connection" way.

Far too many are embolded to be their worst, most callous and apathetic selves because Social Media encourages the dehumanisation of self/other for entertainment.

a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it . Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers and red string on it . The man in question is Charlie Day

The proliferation of AI (yes, that means ChatGPT too babe) has everything to do with anti-intellectualism and is being aggressively promoted by techno-fascists trying to curb political descent.

In this essay, I will—