a fête worse than death | becca rothfeld | Substack

Hi, everyone. Sorry I’m so bad at keeping up with this—I’m trying my best to write essays for my book that are deeply considered and researched and also very long, and it’s sucking up all my energy and soul and attention as the September 1 first-draft deadline approaches. I’ve…

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