End of June Roundup: The elevators broke down at work, the second "only piece of writing advice" I'll ever give you, the monk who wants crème brûlée
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It’s a bit of a mishmash from me this week, with a few recommendations straight from the senior living movie calendar and book club schedule, as well as some deadly-earnest writing advice (and I never give writing advice) for paid subscribers. As always, if you would like a paid subscription but can’t spare the money, just reply to this email and ask; I’ll get you a year’s paid subscription for free straightaway.
This week has:
A highly detailed writing suggestion if you’re aiming, like me, for reliable middlebrow success of the sort the twentieth century once easily supported (which doubles as a highly specific reading suggestion if you have no interest in writing novels)
My favorite Michael Roemer film
A few suggestions for being genuinely helpful in a hospitality job
A terrifically funny documentary (that’s seemingly never going to be released) about an extraordinarily stressed-out monk working in a gift shop
The best writing drills from Gregg Speed Studies, a 1929 shorthand instruction manual I picked up in Duncan Mills (“the most interesting strip mall in California”) this weekend
