Archive - August's Newsletter

Sent from the public library

Diary of my first week without a computer

May 12 •

April 2025

Amusing Ourselves to Debt

August Lamm crosses borders and boundaries to find tech money in an analog world.

Published on Cluny Journal • Apr 16

March 2025

Outrunning attachment in Glasgow

Mar 31 •

My sick, privileged body

Do we have to talk about disability?

Mar 21 •

February 2025

Television appearance

And other scenes I replay on loop

Feb 12 •

No thanks, but you go ahead

Feb 1 •

January 2025

A list of all my romantic encounters since the start of the year

Jan 14 •

December 2024

I have let people down. I have lied for no reason. I have lied for good reason, which is even worse. My lifestyle is contingent on the generosity of…

Dec 18, 2024 •

The Biggest Opportunity of My Life

An essay by August Lamm about choosing reality TV over reality.

Published on Cluny Journal • Dec 11, 2024

November 2024

Alone, adrift, abroad

A personal history of unorthodox holidays

Nov 29, 2024 •

October 2024

My Year of Tech and Relaxation

An essay about one woman's attempt to promote her anti-tech message, only to get sucked deeper into a world of tech hell...

Published on Cluny Journal • Oct 15, 2024

July 2024

You don't need a smartphone

An excerpt from my forthcoming pamphlet

Jul 20, 2024 •

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