Uh, hi Julie. This is weird but, we knew each other in high school. I randomly thought of you today when someone mentioned the movie Armageddon, which we saw together. From there it wasn't hard to find your Substack. The internet is wild, huh?
Sorry if I'm burying the lede a little, but I no longer answer to the name you knew me by. I did just subscribe here though, so if you're at all interested in talking or catching up, I think I'd like that. I suspect you'll recognize me by the email address and timing (if you don't remember who you saw that film with lol). If some sort of privacy or security protocol prevents you from seeing that though, and you still wish to chat, maybe reply here and we'll work something out? I'll keep the page open and refreshed for a few days.
In any case, even if I don't hear back from you, I just wanted you to know that it lifted my heart a little to see someone else from our home environment who escaped the prevailing ethos of that place and time. Keep writing. Keep fighting. I will too. I have to, just to survive.
Uh, hi Julie. This is weird but, we knew each other in high school. I randomly thought of you today when someone mentioned the movie Armageddon, which we saw together. From there it wasn't hard to find your Substack. The internet is wild, huh?
Sorry if I'm burying the lede a little, but I no longer answer to the name you knew me by. I did just subscribe here though, so if you're at all interested in talking or catching up, I think I'd like that. I suspect you'll recognize me by the email address and timing (if you don't remember who you saw that film with lol). If some sort of privacy or security protocol prevents you from seeing that though, and you still wish to chat, maybe reply here and we'll work something out? I'll keep the page open and refreshed for a few days.
In any case, even if I don't hear back from you, I just wanted you to know that it lifted my heart a little to see someone else from our home environment who escaped the prevailing ethos of that place and time. Keep writing. Keep fighting. I will too. I have to, just to survive.
-CJ