Out of the gates with some great stuff! The playlist was a nice touch. I thought you did a wonderful job navigating us through the complexity of ascending class with a good balance of gratitude and realness. I think music is a door into other, simpler versions of ourselves that stay a part of us but maybe few others in our lives understand. Country music has always been that for me.
I loved this line: "Still, the greatest country songs tell simple stories about what makes a life rich—glimpses of lives and feelings that remind me of what I’m carrying with me up this ladder of the American Dream."
Another friend back on substack, oh happy day
I was never exactly here previously haha, but happy to be here!
I just joined Substack myself, to read Slice of Life, MD. Your mom's bamboo wrapped sweet rice and xiaolongbao sound so delicious 🤤
Sorry, this is Kayla Brand, I just realized that comment sounded extremely creepy with my anonymous-ish username.
this was lovely!
Out of the gates with some great stuff! The playlist was a nice touch. I thought you did a wonderful job navigating us through the complexity of ascending class with a good balance of gratitude and realness. I think music is a door into other, simpler versions of ourselves that stay a part of us but maybe few others in our lives understand. Country music has always been that for me.
I loved this line: "Still, the greatest country songs tell simple stories about what makes a life rich—glimpses of lives and feelings that remind me of what I’m carrying with me up this ladder of the American Dream."
beautiful