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on the soundtrack to your life
My first winter in the Bay, I frequently loitered around the South Shore Center in Alameda, a recognizably indistinct shopping development anchored by…
Jul 17, 2021
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Andrew Tran
on microidentities
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the DSM, which I’m always surprised when reminded that it’s an actual book that you can purchase.
Jul 16, 2021
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Andrew Tran
on little silences
I mentioned recently the difficulty with which I’ve found writing, not for a lack of opportunity nor for a shortage of ideas—if there’s one thing that…
Jul 15, 2021
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Andrew Tran
June 2021
on love and language
I’ve been wrestling with how things are written, and the qualities that make something worth writing.
Jun 24, 2021
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Andrew Tran
on bo burnham, fleabag, and confessional comedy
There is an emerging genre of confessional art born from the minds of people whose coming-of-age were at once marked by perpetual angst as well as being…
Jun 13, 2021
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Andrew Tran
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