Elisa Doucette

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🧰 (Word) Fixer. Language lover. ✍️ I help writers make their writing even better. Compulsively curious raconteur. Writer, Editor, and Writing Coach
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Where am I at these days? Well, I've been listening almost exclusively to "relaxing fairy music in the woods" playlists for about 10 days, so there's that.
I'm gonna need everyone posting hot takes on Substack about how baffling & ignorant it is to silently support systems that allow (and sometimes raise) Nazi hate-filled voices because you think it is still beneficial to you in the end, to take a long hard look in the mirror before you hit Publish.
Weltschmerz - Wikipedia

Weltschmerz (German; literally "world-pain") is a literary concept describing the feeling experienced by an individual who believes reality can never satisfy the expectations of the mind, resulting in "a mood of weariness or sadness about life arising from the acute awareness of evil and suffering.
I'm not saying it's gonna happen, but imagine if Taylor Swift brought Kamala on stage this weekend to announce Rep TV? Then Taylor breaks into LWYMMD cause LOOK WHAT YOU MADE HER DO jerkfaces. 🤯

I've shared before, but this is my business email signature.

A couple people have told me it's dumb or they don't like it. A lot more have thanked me for "giving permission" to breathe and reply when they can.

Jeepers, is Bezos planning a run at Los Angeles 2028? Cause the mental gymnastics in that publisher's letter are gold medal worthy. 🥇
How the fuck is it still January??
never spend 6 minutes doing something by hand when you can spend 6 hours failing to automate it

I know you don't have to accept every argument you are invited to...but my goodness do people get feisty when you don't!

My friend, it's fine. I differ in opinion from you, and for fundamental values/experience/personal reasons I won't be shifting to your side.

It's ok. You'll be all right. Life will move on if I don't think you are the most brilliant shining light in the universe, who is the be all and end all on this topic.

It'll be all right.

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