Things have been weird

I don't have a diary, but I do have a Substack

My high school English teacher told us not to use the words “weird” or “interesting” in our writing because neither are descriptive enough to convey anything substantial. I can’t remember an explicit prohibition on “things” but I’m sure Mr. Speyer wasn’t wild about that one, either.

Things have been sad

My father-in-law died at the beginning of the summe…