And, so, Joe’s letters have come to end. Almost 10 weeks to generate these letters. And now the real work begins of sifting through and organising and rewriting and considering what shape Joe’s story takes.
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I’ve been thinking about this recipient for a while. I wasn’t sure if I would follow through, but after writing the previous letters I decided it made sense to follow through on my thought.
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Given the recent news of the absolute bone-headed decision to halt swearing in ceremonies, I figured this letter would be especially appropriate and well-timed.
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I got little sleep today. And I’m dealing with aggravating student questions. So I am channeling my frustration and annoyance in the letter today. Which, it turns out, is how this specific letter needed to be approached.
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I felt inspired by the last letter and guilty that I have skipped days writing. So this is a different letter about found and chosen family and what it means to find the thing you didn’t think you needed.
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This letter is for any immigrant who had to change their name just to survive and deal with being an outsider.
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On holiday but got away to a coffee shop to sit and think and write. A letter from Joe to his childhood best friend before his world came crashing down around his young shoulders.
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Decided to get a post out early today. I think this next set of letters is what happens after the midpoint thaw loosens something in Joe and forces him to contend with his decision. Can anything change his mind?
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Super late with today’s letter because life was lifing and I got slammed with work. But here it is. This one I have been thinking about since I started but wasn’t sure how to write it until some other letters too shape.
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I opted to write a different letter for today than what I had planned. I needed a different texture and recipient. A different narrative thread for Joe that isn’t wrapped up in a litany of grief. #writing #writer #fiction #novel #MENASA #immigrant #refugee #literaryfiction #author #robinwilliams
It’s been a busy day and I’ve had to write in sort sessions but here is today’s letter to kick off the week. As always, please do read and subscribe and share and comment.
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I apologise in advance but the letters this week are going to be heavier than previous weeks with one respite of humour.
* His deceased (estranged) father
* The uncle he never knew
* His second love
* Stairs
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I took a day off to celebrate Mamdani, but I didn’t want to fall short of my four weekly chapters even if I am breaking my rule of not writing on weekends.
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After a day off celebrating Mamdani’s win, I am back to Joe with someone a little angrier and more bitter than his previous letters. An indictment more than a farewell. Read - Subscribe - Comment - Like - Share!
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This one took something out of me. A letter to the black women who saved and raised him as a newly arrived refugee. And a bit of a revelation at the end. Please read, subscribe, comment, like, share!
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I’m late with the chapter today but here it is. It’s kind of a love letter to all my fellow writers who have been told no over and over again.
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The four letters I am thinking of for this week’s chapters of Letters for a Suicide:
* Publishing Gatekeepers
* Miss Millie
* His brother
* New York City
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Tried something a little different for this letter. Joe tries to reach out to the younger generation of his family with a plea of cultural connection.
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Joe’s second attempt at writing to his mother.
I’ve started including an aural element to enhance the chapter reading.
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The next instalment. This one took a lot out of me. Please give it a read and subscribe and comment. #writing #writer #fiction #novel #MENA #MENASA #immigrant #refugee #literaryfiction #author
New week new chapters. Please read and subscribe and comment away.
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This is sound art, but if you listen to it in the background for long enough it is also therapeutic!
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Chapter 4. Of sorts. #writing #writer #fiction #novel #MENA #MENASA #immigrant #refugee #literaryfiction #author
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Please do read, subscribe, respond. I don’t know yet where this novel is headed, so I’m just writing and sharing before I figure it all out. #writing #writer #fiction #novel #MENA #MENASA #immigrant #refugee #literaryfiction #author #bestfriends
Trying to make of this platform. #writer #literature #fiction #immigrant #refugee #MENA #MENASA
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