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I experienced the same phenomenon which for me started during the run up to the 2016 election — doom-scrolling, searching for a non-existent news piece telling us that the perpetrator-in-chief would not be sworn in, or would be removed from office… or anything… please… And then the pandemic and more doom-scrolling. My brain, too, felt like it had been carved into Swiss cheese.

And like you, I found diversion and solace reading books as bubbly as champagne. Lately though, I’ve turned to reading middle grade novels (my current favorite authors are Lauren Wolk, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, and Kelly Yang).

Thank you for your lovely enJOY substack letters.

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