I just finished watching Samay Raina’s special (Still Alive) on YouTube. I have at least 6 hours of work left (including writing this newsletter… it’s 8 pm rn), but I watched a 2 hr special because…why not!

If you are aware of the whole Latent controversy, I’d strongly recommend you watch it! If not, I’d still ask you to watch it because the storytelling is amazing!

Very Vir Das-esque energy with Samay’s usual CRAZZYYYYYY style.

But why am I telling you this?

I had no energy to write this newsletter edition.

At the start, I was doing it every Friday to maintain my streak. Today I just thought I don’t care if I don’t maintain my streak anymore, but let me check how much it is, before we break it.

Quick

It’s 71 weeks strong! This edition will make it 72!

But that doesn’t matter. What matters is that I miss writing! I want to write such stories, with twists and punchlines and wit and empathy and, of course, humor.

This was just the trigger.

2 days ago, I saved this screenshot.

I needed the push, and I think I have it. (of course, once work gets back on track, right now it’s all over the place)

Going ahead every Friday, I’ll tell you a story. If you feel your ‘value’ from this newsletter is over, feel free to unsubscribe.

I don’t wanna grow this newsletter anymore, or monetize it or ‘make something out of it’

I just wanna write, and I choose to do it here :)

It’s okay if I miss some weeks.
It’s okay if a story is taking longer to finish
It’s okay to step back and be a student
It’s okay to change the direction because
It’s okay.

Does this excite you? Does this make you sad?
I feel both. I hope you do too.

Here’s to more stories!

-Nikita