The latest Chinese newsletter is out 🐻

This issue is a bit of a grab bag, but in just the right way—

Stephen King once wrote something about “camaraderie” that reminded me why writing is worth sticking with. Not for fame, not to make money, but because while you’re writing, somewhere out there, someone is reading—and there’s an invisible thread connecting you.

Then there’s the indie game *City of Killers*—a game I think has a certain “soul.” It’s hard to explain what that means, but you’ll understand once you’ve played it. It doesn’t rely on graphics or storytelling tricks; it just has something that makes you want to stay in its world.

And there’s Wim Wenders’ *Perfect Days*. The protagonist does the same things every day: cleans toilets, listens to cassette tapes, sleeps, repeats. But when you finish watching, it doesn’t feel empty. Instead, you think—ah, so this is one way to live.

I also wrote about AI aesthetic fatigue. AI-generated images are becoming more and more common, but why do they feel more tiresome the more we look at them? I have a few half-formed thoughts, and I’m sharing them to hear what you think.

And finally, there are a few thoughts on getting back into reading before bed, and an experiment with keeping a life journal.

There’s no single theme tying this issue together, but every piece is about something I’ve genuinely been thinking about lately.

If you’re also creating, living, and slowly figuring out how to bring the two together—you might find something that resonates.

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