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Niina PollariAn irregular dispatch where I talk about what I'm reading, most of which is probably sad.
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from the niinarchives: On "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie"
Just for fun this weekend, I thought I’d re-share something from nine years ago. This was originally published in Lenny Letter, Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s feminist newsletter, which has obviously been on my mind with all the conversatio...
sadreads #24: our custom existence
A few things since my last note to you! First, I published this piece on a millennial poetics of work. I’ve written for Constant Critic, which is the reviews portal of FENCE, randomly throughout the last few years, but I’ve signed on to be...
sadreads #23: the homestead, and 2025
I took my children to the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA last month. We have family nearby, so I’m in the area at least yearly. I also did an event with the museum earlier this year! Yet I’d never been there in person somehow. At fir...
sadreads #22: what even is a job
First some housekeeping! If you are in the NYC area, I’ll read with the extraordinary Betty Pierre on behalf of Finland Center Foundation on November 23, 2025. It’s a nice afternoon reading (2pm) and free so come out to Harlem and say hi. D...
sadreads #21: space makes me scared
The Milky Way visible from Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys (source Wikipedia user Victorwills)
When I contemplate the vastness of the universe, a light physical discomfort gradually comes over me. I don’t think this has anything...
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