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Season 2 has come to a close. And with the gestation of Season 3, I am re-naming this whole thing. Don't be poor with me. Don't Be Poor, with Lunar V. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

I wrote this episode on a day I finally broke from getting the same only-ever-subtext message from the online wellness community. Subscribe to my Substack at lunarviolet.substack.com, check out the other weird shit I do for fun at adultpapers.com or linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

Johan Huizinga’s definition of “play” reminds me of Octavio Paz’s definition of “eroticism” – that it exists for the sake of itself. Which also sounds like something God allegedly said – “I am that I am.” This puts pleasure and play decidedly close to God in my factoring, though, it’s true, I’ve never been too good at maths.   Subscribe to my Substack at lunarviolet.substack.com, check out the other weird shit I do for fun at adultpapers.com or linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v ..read more

I had been waiting forever for an adaptation of an Octavia Butler work. So when I saw the ad for the Hulu show, I counted down the days. I prepped by reading the book in a couple days. Warning – this episode contains spoilers. Subscribe to my Substack at lunarviolet.substack.com, check out the other weird shit I do for fun at adultpapers.com or linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

I wrote this episode in response to Sarah Marshall’s essay Violent Delights about the serial killer media industrial complex in the magazine The Believer after Roxane Gay linked it in her Substack: Audacious Roundup. Subscribe to my Substack at lunarviolet.substack.com, check out the other weird shit I do for fun at adultpapers.com or linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

This episode found its provenance in a letter I wrote to a person I was dating but never sent. Subscribe to my Substack at lunarviolet.substack.com, check out the other weird shit I do for fun at adultpapers.com or linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

This season I’ll be talking about mysticism, eroticism, astrology, pleasure, and serial killers. Yes, serial killers. And that’s all I can tell you so far. Subscribe to my Substack at lunarviolet.substack.com, check out the other weird shit I do for fun at adultpapers.com or linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

An effort to give you reasons to care about what I have to say makes for a failed attempt to tell you a little about myself. Theme song is "Animals" by your host.  https://linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more

I share stories about personal growth, parenting, creativity, sobriety, and relationships. Tune in every weekend to hear me stumble through the latest shituation I’ve gotten myself into. This isn’t your regular storytelling. This is Adult Papers. Theme song is "Animals" by your host.  https://linktr.ee/lunarviolet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunarviolet.substack.com ..read more