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This is Byrontology
Despair?
I know him.
Hi. I’m Byron.
You’ve felt it.
That thing that’s hard to name. Somewhere between tired and lost and almost fine.
Maybe you’ve cried somewhere embarrassing. A coffee shop. An Uber. A Trader Joe’s parking lot.
Maybe you’ve felt alone even surrounded by people who love you.
Me too.
This is all Carrie Fisher’s fault.
When I was her personal assistant, she’d tell me, “Take your broken heart and go make art.”
I started Byrontology when I felt like a failure.
I share real stories about heartbreak, jealousy, worthlessness.
To connect with my tribe of creatives, overthinkers, and the existentially exhausted.
To find a way back home.
Sometimes it helps.
What I learned about love by losing my virginity to a TV weatherman.
How the gay orgy tent at Burning Man snapped me out of a funk.
What it means that I’m scared my perfectly healthy dog will die one day.
Welcome to Byrontology.
My mom calls it “my little newsletter.”
But calling it a cult is way more on-brand for me.
The New York Times calls my writing “wildly funny and irreverent.”
I just want it to be meaningful. To you.
What people say.
“I’m sitting in a coffee shop reading this and tearing up like crazy.”
— Laura
“This caught me in exactly the right place.”
— Afonso
“Loved reading this. So vulnerable and tender.”
— Sophie
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So glad to be here, Byron! Cant wait to get my first email!
Happy to subscribe! I've only been on Substack for a few months, but I'm surprised I haven't bumped into you sooner! Going for humor in my newsletter as I push to get my latest book traditionally published, which has been a fifteen year dream--or nightmare--depending on the day. I'm your target audience!