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Hi friends! I’m happy to report that I have a Covid-19 vaccine appointment scheduled for a couple hours after this newsletter drops. Of course, after b…

Feb 26

Hi friends! This past weekend we had a pink pineapple:Whole pineapple with the top cut off standing on a cutting board next to a pineapple cutting gadg…

Feb 19

Content warning: death Hi friends. Today’s content has been in the queue for a while and I’ve bumped it up due to recent news. Tuesday morning, my wife…

Feb 12

Hi friends! Happy Black History month! It’s as great a time as any to pay Black creators for the content we make and to shop Black-owned businesses! I …

Feb 5

Hi friends! Today’s newsletter marks the one-year anniversary of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice! I can’t believe I’ve been doing this news…

Jan 29

Hi friends! This week is a resource week but I have a little housekeeping to take care of first, which is to tell you about my Bookshop storefront! You…

Jan 22

Hi friends! I have been incredibly itchy the past week or so, from my scalp to my toes. It got to the point where I would have my camera off during wor…

Jan 15

Hi friends! As I said recently on Twitter: <embedded Tweet from me that reads, “Just thinkin' 'bout all the people who were acting like the year 2020 w…

Jan 8

Hi friends! New year, same me! Time is arbitrary! That being said, it’s nice to have some kind of marker of when I am starting working on a project, go…

Jan 1

Hi friends! In an effort to respect your boundaries, I have some advice and tips on setting goals for 2021 in this separate special issue. I will also …

Dec 26, 2020

Hi friends! If you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! Otherwise, Happy Friday! I know that today can be especially hard for some of us so I’m going …

Dec 25, 2020

Edit on 2/5/21: I have removed Amazon links and all links are now Bookshop affiliate links. Hi friends! This is the penultimate 2020 issue of Enthusias…

Dec 18, 2020

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