Well hi there!
Wow, I’ve had a flood of subscribers recently, so I thought I would come out of hiatus and say hello!
Most of you found me through Burnt Toast, Virginia Sole-Smith’s brilliant newsletter, so you are probably awesome people!
I figured I would introduce myself to all the new folks! I’m Valerie Wetlaufer, aka V. I’m a poet, adjunct university English professor, neurodivergent chronically ill nerd who likes to share stuff I like online. I’ve currently been on hiatus with this newsletter as I’ve been battling endometrial cancer, because I’m just so tired it’s hard to find the energy to write when all my energy is just going toward surviving each day, but I’m on my summer break from academia, so I’m hoping to resume at least occasional writing, including on Substack.
I’ve read over 100 books so far this year, and I want to write about them, and about lots of other things. Thanks for being here!
I’d also love to know what you’d like to read about! Feel free to post in the comments below, and I’d love to get to know you as well, so introduce yourself below!
I hope you survive and thrive. Health is wealth.