I recently compiled some questions from readers both real and imaginary and thought answering them would be a great way to give you all some insight into the latest changes to this Substack and introduce myself, your fearless “hot girl” leader (FYI: to be a “hot girl” you simply need to be eating the latest “hot girl food” and I don’t know what it is RN).
Susie: I noticed the name of your Substack has changed.
You flatter me by noticing this, Susie.
Susie: Would you like to tell us more about that?
Yes, thanks for the great question. I had originally intended for this Substack to have a more specific theme (comparing Germany to the United States – you know, given the whole recent move thing), but I can stick with one topic for about the amount of time it takes to watch a single Inst*gram story (do not say its name – that platform is dead to me and also I’m going to post this on it), so clearly that was not going to last.
Bill: So, what is this Substack now?
Oh, it’s just me trying to be funny, Bill. I believe the term is “humor writing.” Just here for a good time! Here for the laughs!
Bill: OMG, cute.
Don’t mock me, Bill.
Lisa: Would you say writing more “publicly” is slightly existential crisis inducing for you after all those years just privately type, type, typing (!) away on all those fiction pieces?
Do you mean did I get a little sick of sending my fiction out into the fucking ether, Lisa? Yes, it’s pretty goddamn exhausting.
Lisa: Tell us more.
Well, remember what I said about my attention span? Yeah, my patience is even less than that. It’s like the length of a TikTok.
Lisa: Interesting, what is the length of a TikTok?
I have no idea.
Ted: Cool, cool.
Yeah, well, have you ever tried to write a fucking book, Ted? Yeah, that’s what I thought, TED.
Ted: So, you’re writing a book?
No, Ted, you are.
Ted: So, basically, this Substack could be summarized by a post that says, “If you’re looking for a good time, call.”
That’s correct.
Anyway, thanks for all the great questions, everyone. It’s so fun having you here!