East Coast Summahs
Like Steve McQueen, underneath your radar screen.
Witches, evil queens, good wives + lion cubs,
On August 17, 2024, I scribbled this in one of many notebooks I own:
I thought about saying it happened on September 21 for the plot — but contrary to what I’ve been telling you, it’s quite hard for me to lie.
Do you remember… the 17th night… of August?
Anyways, I’m known for being unable to let things go but I really outdid myself with this one — even by my own unhinged standards.
Since feeling my soul vibrate (wtf?!), you’ve witnessed me:
Quit the same job three times
Leave NYC after a decade
Move into my mother’s basement
Freefall into the deep end
Howl at the moon
Dance my way back to full power
Decide I’m a siren, then realize that’s probably insane
Draft a love story about that insanity
Decide that love story is real all by myself — and lean in closer
Send whatever this thing is weekly for 23 weeks straight
Share a mixed media story daily for 14 weeks straight
Curate one million playlists to soundtrack said chaos
And sketch out my comedic empire for the next 2 decades
All while maintaining a website, 3 Instagram accounts, a Substack newsletter, a Spotify account, a YouTube channel, and a Teachers Pay Teachers storefront.
In 3 weeks, a very important decade is coming to a close as I turn 33.
Why? Because I will have officially documented 2 decades of my life. Also, because, my birthday is on Friday the 13th this year.
Maybe I really am a witch!
Welcome to…
The Notebooks Tour — A Paper Trail x Nic.
How fitting, right? I’ll tell you more about it after my birthday. Right now, it’s music festival season and I gotta go dance in the sunshine. Fork being rational! Give ‘em what they ask for — ya know?
The Mahhhhvelous Ms. B will see you again in 3 weeks on June 21 for our first ever East Coast Summah!
Welcome to the mad house + happy critical thinking.
<3 Whatevah you wanna call me
PS. To fully appreciate the summer (p)remix, listen to East Coast Summers by Kaleb Cohen while looking at the track list. He’s a funky duck with a map!
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