A Conversation with MA

I’m off today for my birthday, and because I finally got back to NYC and to sleep around 4am, I decided not to write anything substantive.

I did, however, want to share a conversation I just had with MA in my head, which happens more frequently than I want to admit now that she’s gone. It went like this:

Ma: WHY YOU SO TIRED?

Jay: Working hard, I guess.

Ma: ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?!

Jay: Just my substack.

Ma: WHA?

Jay: My sub—my newsletter. It’s my main work nowadays.

Ma: YOU GET PAY?

Jay: Sort of. I have voluntary paid subscribers.

Ma: VOLUNTEER?

Jay: Yeah. Well, nearly everyone gets it for free, but some choose to support me.

Ma: …

Jay: …

Ma: MAYBE TRUSTING PEOPLE TOO MUCH.

If you’d like to help me prove the Ma in my head wrong, consider taking out a paid subscription to this newsletter. If enough of you do it, I can continue to provide my daily work without having to go take a legal gig to cover my expenses and rent in NYC. Which Ma says is TOO HIGH, MY GAD.

Jay