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F.D.'s avatar

on earth we briefly thrift

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leah beth's avatar

loved this piece! it reminded me a lot of those strangely deep and existential conversations you have while drunk sat on a plastic chair in the garden

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briffin glue's avatar

yes!! that’s the goal

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ALUKAH's avatar

randomly found this account. it’s cute. real if u will

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briffin glue's avatar

heck yeah glad you’re along for the ride!

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Hannah Larson's avatar

Once I start making money from my the business i am starting & am not endlessly broke i am immediately becoming a paid subscriber just fyi!!!!! Have loved everything you’ve written so far & so grateful u share!

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briffin glue's avatar

hey no rush at all! good luck on your business, here’s hoping it gets off the ground! You've so got this

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Hannah Larson's avatar

THANK YOU 🥲

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abby's avatar

griffin writing abt adulthood ur my fav ever

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briffin glue's avatar

i feel like i'm always writing about adulthood abby

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abby's avatar

true it’s the whole experience of Mr Briffin substack

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briffin glue's avatar

Mr Glue's huffin bluffin substackin

when're u getting back from australia btw

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abby's avatar

december </3 i miss u and chicago

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briffin glue's avatar

so excited omg

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Valerie's avatar

always magically profound within simple truths you are

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briffin glue's avatar

this made my day

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Amori's avatar

another absolutely incredible read. the way you write is so vivid and always unique, i'm always excited to read whatever you share.

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briffin glue's avatar

that means so much to me thanks sm

still getting the hang of it I think

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nadav's avatar

i adore your writing so much because it's you, there's no one else out there writing like you are and there will be no one else. you've found a prose, a way of writing that feels like an extension of your mind and to be able to witness that has been breathtaking. hope you're still huffing glue 20 years down the line, hope its the best quality glue in the whole designer glue huffing store

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briffin glue's avatar

that's so awesome thanks sm for saying that

yeah, i'm gonna be here for 100 years

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stackreach's avatar

“These yearly cycles made me feel increasingly manic at one point in my life since it felt like this accute sort of summer exhaustion was a closing of the doors to my life in what should be the prime of my life, but as maturity indicates, my subconscious is shutting these doors and not the world, it’s something that my body calls for in a real way: peace and quiet, tranquility, all that.”

I really like how you articulated this.

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Bing Tashkent's avatar

excellent! We’re all just trying to put the pieces together...

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Colin Mortemore's avatar

We’d be friends IRL

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