Archive - I Want to Tell You...

Ad Astra and Beyond...

A brief summary of recent and upcoming work, including pieces on Sheila Heti, the wild world of reading guides, the new Astra Magazine, and more.

Aug 4, 2022 •

March 2022

A few quick updates...

Spring has almost sprung--and some new work along with it

Mar 25, 2022

August 2021

#3. On Yiyun Li's advice, driving to the end of a thing, and the unknowable future...

All I want to remember—all I want you to remember—is I love you, I love you, I love you,

Aug 4, 2021 •

May 2021

#2. We'll Get Back to Books in a Minute. Right Now Let's Talk About #MillionsMissing.

Dear Friends: We’ll get back to books in a minute—we’ll always get back to books; I promise—but today is the international day of awareness for MECFS…

May 12, 2021 •

April 2021

#1. On Thresholds, Writing as Act of Faith, and Words Like Small, Purple Flowers Laid on a Shining, Wet Rock...

Friends, It’s so good to know that you are on the other side of this letter. You might have seen and wondered about the image that I began using lately…

Apr 4, 2021 •

March 2021

Welcome to I Want to Tell You...

A place for conversations I’d like to have with you and stories I want to share—about a variety of subjects—but mostly about literary things.

Mar 1, 2021 •

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