What a pain - #126

Hope this helps.

Friends, I’m calling a pregnancy audible today. A week of ceaseless back pain, plus Jibs needing constant supervision after getting neutered, has tuckered me out. In lieu of all new material, I wanted to:

1. Unlock one of the paid specials so you can see what’s hiding back there.

2. Resurface some of my favorites from a couple years back.

For the paid special, earlier in March I wrote about some of the things people have said to me while pregnant that make me want to lacerate them. Read it here:

Every week, a paid subscriber special like this one comes out on Wednesdays (sometimes Thursdays), and it typically includes a mini-essay, recommendations, what I’m not buying, what I’m hoping for and practicing, and something called Tiny Delight, recently accompanied by Tiny Horror. Paid subscribers are what keep this newsletter going, and both literal and metaphorical fires burning.

Next up, some oldies but goodies. If you’re interested in lot sizes, population maxes, studies about metabolism, the onslaught of grey design, mice, or living in 10,000 feet in a strange town in a stranger cabin with strange smells, I think you’ll find something you like.

Thanks for giving me the day off. See you guys next week when a physical therapist will surely have helped make this back pain more sustainable because I am not allowing for any other reality.