Holaaaa there!
I guess this is a warm welcome to a little nook of Isa content? I don't want to sound cringey with all this, but I guess this is the beginning of what will be a bit of a self-absorbed-experimental-writing space so… it’s bound to be a bit cringe. At least until I find more direction and intention.
I want a place to formalise and focus my work as I begin to make writing a more solid habit and one which I want to improve on. I also feel somewhat ready to share a bit of my writing with people who would like to read it…
But sharing in a way that still feels a little private, where I still have a little control over who it gets to. Hence the idea to try out a newsletter, no one really checks their emails (so I can hide behind that too woohooooo)
This mainly stems from how over the last few months I have signed up for a few newsletters, and I have actually been reading them pretty consistently.
For me, newsletters have served as a healthier way to consume media. More and more, media and content are forced and imposed on us, we rarely get control over the speed and pace at which information is relayed to us. To the point where endless scrolling leads to feelings of existential dread, fueling an unhealthy relationship with not only what I consume but what I see myself producing in the future.
A newsletter, at least how I see it, shouldn't have to be limited to being produced by brands, companies or people of notoriety. It’s a vessel to communicate information for a particular audience to consume, in a more streamlined and direct manner. newsletters are voluntary, whoever signs up is choosing to receive whatever it claims to offer. So I guess if you’re reading this, you have signed up to deal with more of my shenanigans. (or you should consider signing up (pleeeease doooo))
As of right now, my writing has revolved around what I’ve been consuming (reading, watching, eating, listening, etc etc). Sometimes it’s very personal and journal-y sometimes it’s a bit more detached and almost academic. Sometimes this writing morphs from seemingly inconsequential rambles, into a piece that resembles a more proper review/essay. I guess we shall see how I start framing things as that is yet to be decided.
On a less self-absorbed note, I also want a way to connect and keep in touch which those who I love but am far away from. A lot (if not everything) that what I write about is deeply immersed in how I communicate and relate to the people in my life. Some of the little pieces I have started this summer even stem from actual conversations I’ve had with people or conversations that I would probably be having if it weren’t for the distance between us.
I have long realised that there is a wonderful network of people peppered around the world, whom I care about immensely and whose opinions and support I value. Diving into this becomes a way I can start publishing some silly little pieces in hopes to explore and get more confident with my writing. But more importantly, this becomes a way for me to keep in touch with people in a more intentional manner (perhaps an odd one too), as its not an Instagram story or a post but a more dedicated, deliberate, silly but serious snippet of myself.