It’s hard to believe i forgot there are 28 days in february despite it being one of the main theorems one learns in school….but here we are….me at my laptop…you at yours…realizing I’m sending the february newsletter on march 1st….but as Thoreau once said… “time is but a stream I go a-fishing in” so no matter the date I’m thrilled to be here writing a Sexy Little Email from a quaint hotel bar in london.england. com
how lovely to be 30 and a half years old and in love with so much against all odds. earth is bizarre and sometimes I get too nervous to ask for mayo with my fries. Things are quite complicated and every now and then there’s a private event at a restaurant you were hoping to eat at this evening. also, I’ve become interested in silk scarves!
how’s your day going? it’s quite cold and my feet are little ice blocks that won’t melt into my shoes :) I’m alive and give the whole thing five stars despite its many flaws. nothing is certain. what feels good in the short term…is not what feels good in the long term…so many buildings exist that I’ll never see and think of all the books I’ll never read !
outside it’s raining and frizzy. the weather arrived like an admonishment in the library, whispered & spitty. what can I tell you you don’t already know? some women look so fertile to me, strong enough to churn butter, blushing in the yard. Can you tell I’ve been alone in a hotel for so long?
smoothies are just fine and anyone who has too many of them can’t be trusted. so much can be solved by a cashmere sweater. I had a fever dream in which I named my child Tyle. Tile? It’s kind of cute. Tyle, sit down! Tyle is my oldest he’s almost nine. Sure!
I have a lot of things on my mind that I am not ready to share…now you’ve heard everything! I want to lie down and get fucked from behind. I was afraid of the dark until recently. to be fair, it’s quite scary. I am tired of Wordle and dehydrated, but excited to tell you so much. but first, poems:
POEM FOR MY VALENTINE
I telephone you on valentines day
to tell you I love you I’m walking into a sweetgreen
where you have to order online I’m so lucky really
to go to therapy & talk about you
& tell you about it
over drinks
POEM FOR THE SHORTEST MONTH
I’m having my period for the first time in 8 months
this is my Super Bowl
anything true is such a vibe right now
there’s a new moon this week
there’s a hair in my soup
I’ve never had school spirit but I’m rooting for all of us
to get through whatever this is
BEACH POEM
tropical climates do not interest me
what if I start calling it sun cream?
I take a quiz online to see if I shouldn’t drink every night
I shouldn’t drink every night
this year I’m not going to think about myself at all
POEM I WROTE AFTER MY APPLE WATCH DIED FOR THE FIRST TIME
feeling rhythmically miserable
& full of doritos. you know that diet
where you can’t even eat hummus? Enough.
I’m so sick of everyone coming up to me
& saying the right thing.
is my personality beyond repair?
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Thank you for reading. In very exciting news, my first ever Netflix Special !!! The Twist? She’s Gorgeous premieres worldwide on March 15th. I do hope you tune in and tell your friends! It was a project many years in the making and a literalllll dream come true <3
Next, if you live in New York City and would like to see me live, my next show at Club Cumming is on March 9th. Tix on sale here: https://clubcummingnyc.com/cabernetcabaret
And lastly, if you live anywhere else in the world, Pat & I are doing a SEEK TREATMENT livestream show via Dynasty Typewriter on March 11th. Tix on sale here: https://www.dynastytypewriter.com/events-calendar?loxi_pathname=%2Fseek-treatment-livestream-2-2128
Thank you for all your support truly truly it means the world. As always, this newsletter is free, but if you subscribe, 100% of proceeds go towards The Loveland Foundation, which helps fund therapy for Black women and girls.
XOXO,
Catherine
lurve u
I’m so lucky really
to go to therapy & talk about you
& tell you about it
over drinks 💛