Hey Readers! I’ve been the guy on his laptop all day for over a week, stationed in Todos Santos, Mexico, at a cute little hostel in a sleepy town. Today, I reflected on the products of my creative effort and compiled a list below:
Warmest Regards Lovers,
Colin
Jan 21 – 28 2026
When to Speak Up in Friendships: Recognizing When You’re Being Treated Poorly I just didn’t understand what happened… and this piece started as a frustrated ramble,and I clipped and clapped it together until it became a sort of “Lessons Learned” piece. It served its purpose for me.
Seeking The Next Thing: Reflections from Todos Santos, Mexico Hmmm. This is a wandering piece, about how having a plan matters. I think I should state and approach the thesis more directly.
Why I write for Clarity A personal piece stating my own reasons for writing. I’d be surprised if anyone else would feel inclined to finish it, but it served me in its purpose, and I will return to rehash it as my understanding deepens.
All There: India’s Unmanicured Life. This piece evolved naturally from my reflections on India. I attempted here to give the reader a feel for the overwhelm of the country, while also trying to wrangle my own understanding into words. I juxtaposed the West and the East. Honestly, reading it again, I wonder if I come off as a bit of snobby know-it-all. Like who am I to make these grand comparisons of East and West?.
Welcome to Delhi: Hold on Tight and Don’t Forget Your Banana. My favorite title of the week. I’m toying with strategies for starting from zero. Blank pages. In this piece and the below I experimented with the “mindless rant” strategy. I loved the through line of the Bananas that came up naturally. It makes me wonder how I can add repeating humorous elements like this in the future. But the whole piece still feels fat. What was I getting at? The buildup to the uber moto is verbose. It all still feels like a ramble. That’s how it started, and so as it ended.
The Parantha Is a Lie: What I Learned in Delhi’s Food Alley After vomitting out a narative for this peice, I couldnt figure out what I wanted to say. I leaned heavily on AI to help me come up with the real story I was getting at. It became a piece about decision-making while travelling, and leanign on help from locals. Like my first narrative above, it started as a rant. Unlike the first, it was harder for me to find a point.
Until next week,
Regards
Colin