Author’s note: these memories are extremely old. I’ve done my best to convey the emotional truth of this story, but I’m sure some of these details are not perfectly accurate. [...]

I get a ton of junk email, like we all do. I have aggressive filtering, like most of us do. But something gets through every day, because reasons.

I asked Spotify to play me some rock. It's horrifying how well you know me, I said, but do what you do so well. I may as well make the most of this Faustian bargain.

The thing is, I was totally going to write today.