Turn and Work (Hugh)
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· Jul 6
Welcome Distractions - turn and work
Every Friday (or almost every, or almost Friday) I send out the Welcome Distractions newsletter, which, for lack of a better idea, is the newsletter I'd like
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Chelsea Wolfe, Hero Fisher, Big Thief and more:
Abi Crisp (aka Queen of Nothing) discusses some of the influences and inspirations on her new EP, All the Love That's Left.
Check out The Backstory:
Abi Crisp (aka Queen of Nothing) discusses some of the influences and inspirations on her new EP, All the Love That's Left.
Check out The Backstory:
All the Love That's Left - Turn & Work
Queen of Nothing (aka Abi Crisp) shares some of the influences behind her sophomore EP All the Love That’s Left.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Chelsea Wolfe, Hero Fisher, Big Thief and more:
Abi Crisp (aka Queen of Nothing) discusses some of the influences and inspirations on her new EP, All the Love That's Left.
Check out The Backstory:
Abi Crisp (aka Queen of Nothing) discusses some of the influences and inspirations on her new EP, All the Love That's Left.
Check out The Backstory:
Waste your workday with links from Welcome Distractions:
> completely inappropriate poetry from Dorothy Parker
> custom wordle!
> a killer video of Yada Yada's record release show.
plus book and music features and a ton more.
Take advantage of company time by clicking this:
> completely inappropriate poetry from Dorothy Parker
> custom wordle!
> a killer video of Yada Yada's record release show.
plus book and music features and a ton more.
Take advantage of company time by clicking this:
Welcome Distractions for November 10, 2025 - Turn & Work
An abridged version of the free Friday Newsletter. Subscribers get more stuff and paywall-free links.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Waste your workday with links from Welcome Distractions:
> completely inappropriate poetry from Dorothy Parker
> custom wordle!
> a killer video of Yada Yada's record release show.
plus book and music features and a ton more.
Take advantage of company time by clicking this:
> completely inappropriate poetry from Dorothy Parker
> custom wordle!
> a killer video of Yada Yada's record release show.
plus book and music features and a ton more.
Take advantage of company time by clicking this:
The Monday Music Post, with emerging artists you should hear who have just landed on my radar.
Here's what's playing today:
Adjustments
Belle Blue
timesake
snug.
Peach Lane ft Gia Ransome
Gone Future
Molly May O'Leary
Retail Therapy
Check it out:
Here's what's playing today:
Adjustments
Belle Blue
timesake
snug.
Peach Lane ft Gia Ransome
Gone Future
Molly May O'Leary
Retail Therapy
Check it out:
The Monday Music Post - November 10, 2025 - Turn & Work
New music from Adjustments, Belle Blue, timesake, snug., Peach Lane ft Gia Ransome, Gone Future, Molly May O'Leary, and Retail Therapy.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Monday Music Post, with emerging artists you should hear who have just landed on my radar.
Here's what's playing today:
Adjustments
Belle Blue
timesake
snug.
Peach Lane ft Gia Ransome
Gone Future
Molly May O'Leary
Retail Therapy
Check it out:
Here's what's playing today:
Adjustments
Belle Blue
timesake
snug.
Peach Lane ft Gia Ransome
Gone Future
Molly May O'Leary
Retail Therapy
Check it out:
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Pray for me, I’m gonna read this.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Pray for me, I’m gonna read this.
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Who needs an eerie story for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Contributor @jjlofflin.bsky.social has a new piece published in @flashfrog.bsky.social ✨. Find it here: buff.ly/l8vKwCk
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Who needs an eerie story for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY? Contributor @jjlofflin.bsky.social has a new piece published in @flashfrog.bsky.social ✨. Find it here: buff.ly/l8vKwCk
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betty white album covers: thread
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
betty white album covers: thread
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The Shortlist for November 7, 2025:
Some of the best short writing I've come across this week.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Francesca Leader @mooninabucket.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn in @anmlymag.bsky.social
Some of the best short writing I've come across this week.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Francesca Leader @mooninabucket.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn in @anmlymag.bsky.social
The Shortlist for November 7, 2025 - Turn & Work
This week: nonfiction by blog faves Francesca Leader and Rachel Dorn, and fiction from Kim Weldin, Pamela Painter, and Hal Wright
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November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Shortlist for November 7, 2025:
Some of the best short writing I've come across this week.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Francesca Leader @mooninabucket.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn in @anmlymag.bsky.social
Some of the best short writing I've come across this week.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Francesca Leader @mooninabucket.bsky.social in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn in @anmlymag.bsky.social
The Setlist on November 7:
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
The Setlist for November 7, 2025 - Turn & Work
Eclectic, independent new music. Updated every Friday. Apple Music and Spotify.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Setlist on November 7:
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
Lots more here:
BIG BIG SMILE - Turn & Work
The debut LP from FRAGILE is a sunflower tattoo on a bouncer: post-hardcore anthems full of heart and charm.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lots more here:
Leilani Patao’s label debut is an experiment in making and sharing music. daisy is an adventurous, absorbing work that you won’t find on streaming services.
More here:
More here:
daisy - Turn & Work
Leilani Patao's label debut is an experiment in making and sharing music. daisy is an adventurous, absorbing work that you won't find on streaming services.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Leilani Patao’s label debut is an experiment in making and sharing music. daisy is an adventurous, absorbing work that you won’t find on streaming services.
More here:
More here:
This collection of Dorothy Parker’s columns in the New Yorker is the funniest, most shocking and outrageous thing I’ve read this year. Absolutely essential.
Constant Reader: The New Yorker Columns 1927–28 - Turn & Work
This collection of Dorothy Parker's column in the New Yorker is the funniest, most shocking and outrageous thing I've read this year. Absolutely essential.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This collection of Dorothy Parker’s columns in the New Yorker is the funniest, most shocking and outrageous thing I’ve read this year. Absolutely essential.
With Desire is a brief introduction to the stunning talent of Ahhmanda’s dreamy, introspective psychedelia built for an ocean drive.
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With Desire - Turn & Work
With Desire is a brief introduction to the stunning talent of Ahhmanda's dreamy, introspective psychedelia built for an ocean drive.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
With Desire is a brief introduction to the stunning talent of Ahhmanda’s dreamy, introspective psychedelia built for an ocean drive.
More here:
More here:
got a lunch break? You should spend it listening to new music. Three EPs featured today: Tertia, sundayclub and Night Hawk.
Check 'em out:
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Check 'em out:
www.turnandwork.com/music-digest...
Lunch Break: Tertia, sundayclub, Night Hawk - Turn & Work
Short hits on records you shouldn't miss: Tertia, sundayclub, Night Hawk.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
got a lunch break? You should spend it listening to new music. Three EPs featured today: Tertia, sundayclub and Night Hawk.
Check 'em out:
www.turnandwork.com/music-digest...
Check 'em out:
www.turnandwork.com/music-digest...
Did I somehow read an alternate version of Abundance than the rest of you? I was pretty uninspired by it, maybe because of how much the concept has been co-opted.
lots more here:
lots more here:
Abundance - Turn & Work
Abundance is a strong premise with weak follow through. Gladwell-ish in its smug elitism, it's difficult to imagine this book being much different if it was written by Reaganites.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Did I somehow read an alternate version of Abundance than the rest of you? I was pretty uninspired by it, maybe because of how much the concept has been co-opted.
lots more here:
lots more here:
Linda Bass brings her background in psychology to bear in her memoir of her psychotic episode. It’s a compelling and personal look at the effects of trauma, through the eyes of an expert in the field.
More here:
www.turnandwork.com/book/a-tiny-...
More here:
www.turnandwork.com/book/a-tiny-...
A Tiny White Light - Turn & Work
Linda Bass brings her background in psychology to bear in her memoir of her psychotic episode. It's a compelling and personal look at the effects of trauma, through the eyes of an expert in the field.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Linda Bass brings her background in psychology to bear in her memoir of her psychotic episode. It’s a compelling and personal look at the effects of trauma, through the eyes of an expert in the field.
More here:
www.turnandwork.com/book/a-tiny-...
More here:
www.turnandwork.com/book/a-tiny-...
On their second EP All of These Evils, Yada Yada capture the raw, incendiary dynamism of a live show. Essential listening.
More here:
More here:
All of These Evils - Turn & Work
On All of These Evils Yada Yada captures the raw, incendiary dynamism of their live show. Essential listening.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On their second EP All of These Evils, Yada Yada capture the raw, incendiary dynamism of a live show. Essential listening.
More here:
More here:
Jessica Baker from ugly ozo shares a short video about some of the inspirations and influences behind the band's debut EP, stargirl.
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
stargirl - Turn & Work
Jessica Baker shares a short video about some of the inspirations and influences behind ugly ozo's debut EP, stargirl.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Jessica Baker from ugly ozo shares a short video about some of the inspirations and influences behind the band's debut EP, stargirl.
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
Waste the workday with Welcome Distractions.
Lots of good links today, including:
> a very dumb robot that isn't at all a robot
> horror writers on the scariest books they've ever read
> why it should be harder to listen to music
That and music and short stories and a ton more.
Check it out:
Lots of good links today, including:
> a very dumb robot that isn't at all a robot
> horror writers on the scariest books they've ever read
> why it should be harder to listen to music
That and music and short stories and a ton more.
Check it out:
Welcome Distractions for a sad sad day (Nov 3) - Turn & Work
An abridged version of the free Friday Newsletter. Subscribers get more stuff and paywall-free links.
www.turnandwork.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Waste the workday with Welcome Distractions.
Lots of good links today, including:
> a very dumb robot that isn't at all a robot
> horror writers on the scariest books they've ever read
> why it should be harder to listen to music
That and music and short stories and a ton more.
Check it out:
Lots of good links today, including:
> a very dumb robot that isn't at all a robot
> horror writers on the scariest books they've ever read
> why it should be harder to listen to music
That and music and short stories and a ton more.
Check it out:
The Monday Music Post: Emerging artists who’ve just landed on my radar that haven’t made it to a full post yet.
Here's what's playing today:
MONT LOSER,
Moon Beach,
Alle,
SUUNCAAT,
SAOL,
TV Casualties,
Bureau De Change,
Farrah Hanna,
and Linnea Awad ft Elise Elvira
Check it out:
Here's what's playing today:
MONT LOSER,
Moon Beach,
Alle,
SUUNCAAT,
SAOL,
TV Casualties,
Bureau De Change,
Farrah Hanna,
and Linnea Awad ft Elise Elvira
Check it out:
The Monday Music Post - November 3, 2025 - Turn & Work
New music from MONT LOSER, Moon Beach, Alle, SUUNCAAT, SAOL, TV Casualties, Bureau De Change, Farrah Hanna, and Linnea Awad ft. Elise Elvira.
www.turnandwork.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Monday Music Post: Emerging artists who’ve just landed on my radar that haven’t made it to a full post yet.
Here's what's playing today:
MONT LOSER,
Moon Beach,
Alle,
SUUNCAAT,
SAOL,
TV Casualties,
Bureau De Change,
Farrah Hanna,
and Linnea Awad ft Elise Elvira
Check it out:
Here's what's playing today:
MONT LOSER,
Moon Beach,
Alle,
SUUNCAAT,
SAOL,
TV Casualties,
Bureau De Change,
Farrah Hanna,
and Linnea Awad ft Elise Elvira
Check it out:
The Shortlist for Halloween:
The only thing scary about this list is how good the writing is.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Coco McCracken in @literaryhub.bsky.social
and fiction from:
Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social in @turnandwork.com
Melissa Rudick in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)
The only thing scary about this list is how good the writing is.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Coco McCracken in @literaryhub.bsky.social
and fiction from:
Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social in @turnandwork.com
Melissa Rudick in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)
The Shortlist for October 31 - Turn & Work
Nonfiction from Coco McCracken, and fiction from Karen Walker, Melissa Rudick, K. Degala-Paraíso, Hannah Yang, and John Cheever
www.turnandwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Shortlist for Halloween:
The only thing scary about this list is how good the writing is.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Coco McCracken in @literaryhub.bsky.social
and fiction from:
Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social in @turnandwork.com
Melissa Rudick in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)
The only thing scary about this list is how good the writing is.
Featuring nonfiction from:
Coco McCracken in @literaryhub.bsky.social
and fiction from:
Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social in @turnandwork.com
Melissa Rudick in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)
The Setlist on Halloween:
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
The Setlist for October 31, 2025 - Turn & Work
Eclectic, independent new music. Updated every Friday. Apple Music and Spotify.
www.turnandwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Setlist on Halloween:
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
A fresh batch of independent, under-the-radar music.
Apple Music and Spotify.
New York psych rockers SKORTS capture the energy and dynamism of a live show on debut album Incompletement. It has been a long time coming, and it was worth the wait.
Incompletement - Turn & Work
New York psych rockers SKORTS capture the energy and dynamism of a live show on debut album Incompletement. It has been a long time coming, and it was worth the wait.
www.turnandwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New York psych rockers SKORTS capture the energy and dynamism of a live show on debut album Incompletement. It has been a long time coming, and it was worth the wait.
The self-titled debut album from The Boojums is raucous and blazing garage-surf-rock that retains the raw energy of the band’s early VHS videos and live shows.
More here:
More here:
The Boojums - Turn & Work
The self-titled debut album from The Boojums is raucous and blazing garage-surf-rock that retains the raw energy of the band's early VHS videos and live shows.
www.turnandwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The self-titled debut album from The Boojums is raucous and blazing garage-surf-rock that retains the raw energy of the band’s early VHS videos and live shows.
More here:
More here: