Archive - Clumsy Thoughts

Issue 22: The Anti-Beach Read

Taking Clarice Lispector's The Apple in the Dark on vacation

Jul 9 •

Erika Thorkelson

June 2025

Issue 21: On the Kindness of Strangers

Thoughts on a city bus in Mexico

Jun 3 •

Erika Thorkelson

April 2025

Issue 20: From L.A. with Love

A super quick trip to the end of capitalism

Apr 3 •

Erika Thorkelson

March 2024

Issue 19: Annotated Draft

A new essay on selfies and Aging in the Walrus

Mar 6, 2024 •

Erika Thorkelson

August 2023

Issue 18: Journey to the Centre of a Draft Part 2

I've finished a second draft of the memoir! Here are some books that inspired me in the process.

Aug 8, 2023 •

Erika Thorkelson

April 2023

Issue 17: Is it perimenopause?

Aging is everyone's least favourite form of time travel

Apr 13, 2023 •

Erika Thorkelson

March 2023

Issue 16: Vulnerability in creative nonfiction writing

Mar 15, 2023 •

Erika Thorkelson

Issue 15: Food Insecurity and Journalism

How reporting on rising rates of food insecurity on campuses reminded me about the journalist-activist debate

Mar 1, 2023 •

Erika Thorkelson

January 2023

Issue 14: A Tale of Two Podcasters

Welcome back to my newsletter where I share short, poorly edited notes about stuff I find interesting.

Jan 25, 2023 •

Erika Thorkelson

Issue 13: An Ode to Slow Reading

Welcome back to my newsletter where I share short, poorly edited notes about stuff I find interesting.

Jan 10, 2023 •

Erika Thorkelson

December 2022

Issue 12: My year in writing (and rejection)

Welcome back to my newsletter where I share short, poorly edited notes about stuff I find interesting.

Dec 19, 2022 •

Erika Thorkelson

October 2022

Issue 11: On Pizza, Ambition, and the Creative Process

Oct 20, 2022 •

Erika Thorkelson

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