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Dear Cole,
I tried to take a nap before writing this letter. I had a feeling it was going to take a lot out of me, and I wanted to be rested. But as soon as I lay…
Marissa Flaxbart
Feb 28
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A madeleine, a chive
On a plane last night, I sat next to a young man on his way back to college, where he was enrolled for summer semester. He told me that, as a kid, he’d…
Marissa Flaxbart
Jun 6
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First Movie, Second Movie
Something cool happened this week: we got the go ahead to announce that The Mirror Game (a movie which I wrote, and my friend Will Stribling directed…
Marissa Flaxbart
Mar 14
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March 15, 2020
Welcome to the first official issue of Metaforia! Thanks for subscribing. I hope and plan to come to you weekly. The content of this newsletter will be…
Marissa Flaxbart
Mar 15, 2021
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Choosing to Hit Record
You know that feeling where something special is happening in the present moment, and you’re right there in it, but just for a moment you step out of…
Marissa Flaxbart
May 9
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Second Sunday in May
In mid-April of this year, a childhood friend posted a screenshot of an email she’d received. It was from a company that makes hip, modern cookware. But…
Marissa Flaxbart
May 10, 2021
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The Missing Volume
It was my first visit to The Ripped Bodice, a romance-forward bookstore in Culver City, California. Any employee pointed me toward a book called A Study…
Marissa Flaxbart
Feb 7
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Forgetting the Best Part
Now that socialization is back on the table for many of us, we may find ourselves sharing stories from the Year Apart. Or...maybe you’re finding that…
Marissa Flaxbart
Jun 7, 2021
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Other People’s Joy
Imagine that it is Saturday, the night before Easter. You’ve been at church for an hour already, listening to lengthy, familiar Bible passages and…
Marissa Flaxbart
Apr 25
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Draw Yourself a Map
Not long after I moved to Los Angeles in 2014, I decided I’d better buy a map of the city. It wasn’t for driving directions — I had my phone for that…
Marissa Flaxbart
May 23
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How to Watch 'The Mirror Game'
I have my pick of weird little things this week that I could blow into an entire essay. I heard the faint sound of an AM radio station that my laptop…
Marissa Flaxbart
Apr 4
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American Spectrum
...This past weekend, I was far from Los Feliz. Planes, trains, and automobiles were all a part of my trek to the capital city of Indiana. Somehow, I’d…
Marissa Flaxbart
Jun 28
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