38. Aftersun - by Kate Raphael - The Overshare
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Reflections on a younger self
In the new year, I’ll be digging through some old writing, revising, and sending out my favorites revamped essays. This series, From the Archives, will be available exclusively for paid subscribers. So if you’ve been thinking about subscribing, this is the time! I’ll be sharing my obsession with Free Solo, my hatred of driving (and incongruous love of the car), and the saga of a broken washing machine. CW: Some discussion of the movie Aftersun. No explicit spoilers, but in writing about anything perhaps we always risk giving something away. When I visit my childhood home in Indiana, my…
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