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There are a few things I want to take from 2020, that were either forced upon me, or learned through trial and error.

Here is my annual update on newsletters I like, and that you should be reading.

I marvel at writers who constantly dash off fully formed thoughts and ideas, quickly turning them into plays, poetry compendiums, op-eds, novels, and witty bon mots for social media.

The tree in my backyard is dying. I don’t want to let it go.

I’ve always felt a crucial something has been missing from my interactions. Furiously attempting to connect with as many people as I could during the pandemic, I didn’t realize – as I finally do now – that I was missing subtle social cues that just don’t transfer electronically.

Here we are now, living through a major event that will most certainly earn pages in future history textbooks.

So much is changing so fast. What seems like normal today, would have been unimaginable last week. With video, we hope to document the change in our world and in ourselves.

This whole virus thing is overwhelming. It’s clear that the next couple of weeks are going to bring major changes to our lives.