Hello, hello.
I’ve been meaning to start a newsletter for a long time now, and here it is. It’s called Matter of Feels.
Apart from the name, I haven’t really figured out how this is going to work. I haven’t put a strict plan in place. This is how most of my side projects begin - with an idea, a clear(ish) intention, and a few ground rules. It’s worked out okay.
The idea is to write/talk about the softer terrains of life - processes, creativity, feelings, making meaning in a crumbling world, etc. There will be comics, WIP sketches and notes, essays, and experiments.
I’ve always shied away from writing about things that really matter to me. It’s too scary to put these feelings out there and on most days, what’s the point? With this newsletter, I’m hoping to make time and space for these subjects and myself. Maybe there is a point. We’ll find out. I’m also really hoping to bring my friends (they’re excellent!) and other side projects (they’re fun!) along.
The ground rules: This newsletter will go out once a month. It will embrace a little bit of the discomfort that comes with honesty + being seen, each time. It will make peace with being imperfect. And it will be fun (to make, at least!).
I’ll be sending out this newsletter over email, and also publishing on Substack (a week after the email).
Here we go, then: