I made a mixtape of Substack posts that I loved that were published in April. Like all great mixtapes, this one has a theme and takes the reader on an emotional journey.

On Side A the mixtape explores connection with:

-an essay and video about birds and fatherhood from

(suggested musical accompaniment by Cat Stevens)

-an essay about Barbie by

(required musical accompaniment by Aqua)

-an essay about friends—online and IRL—by

(suggested musical accompaniment by Mayer Hawthorne)

-a short story set in a post-apocalyptic world by

(suggested musical accompaniment by Ben Levin)

-an essay about hand-holding by

(suggested musical accompaniment by boygenius)

On Side B we explore transformation with:

-an essay about firing his internal CEO by

(suggested musical accompaniment by They Might Be Giants)

-a poem about tending weeds by Norman Plumage (suggested musical accompaniment by Covet)

-an essay about perfume by

(suggested musical accompaniment by Thomas Dolby)

-a short story about lost love by

(suggested musical accompaniment by Soda Stereo)

It was really fun putting this together and I’m sure there’s something in this mixtape for you.