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Mar 20Liked by Antonio Melonio

Please don't feel set under pressure to write more often! The only reason I would unsubscribe is if I can't afford it anymore and not because I don't like your writing! This substack should not turn into a boring job for you. Best regards from Germany

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Thank you so much 😊

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thanks for being honest, it really hits home and resonates with me. I also have a substack that I have failed to post more than 2 things to since October when shit started going down in Israel/Gaza. I've read way more stuff from you in the last year than I have from WaPo and your subscription is way cheaper. So don't feel bad.

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Mar 20Liked by Antonio Melonio

Please write at a pace that is life giving for you! :) Even with my own readerly interests purely in mind, I want to enjoy essays that fascinate and challenge you, not ones you made because you felt pressure to. But even more, I just want you to be happy, and to get space for your mental health to flourish! That’s most important.

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Thank you! :)

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I think we all get this way at times. I also wonder about the futility of it all at times. Why do I go on. Then I shake myself and realize that I do this for the greater good of all and myself. Maybe someday I will stop but that day is not here yet. So the podcasts will continue. Hang in there. Once spring truly arrives, you may feel better.

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Yeah, spring is already here in Austria. It's beautiful 😊

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We all do our best work when we feel inspired. Follow your heart.

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Good essay. I related, so, inspired. "Imagining beyond the status quo" came up today, too; a reminder, in "Cry for the Earth",spiritual ecology. But reading your words is one of those moments when I feel a bit connected, and that's pretty valuable. (I think it was the ADHD that mostly didi it)

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I don’t subscribe for the quantity of posts but the quality. No complaints so far.

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I’ve been feeling similarly uninspired to write recently. Blah…😩

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I feel your pain. I have weeks when I don't want to write because I can't think of an interesting topic that I haven't visited already or I'm just plain burned-out. But I worked in a newspaper, so I was sort of programmed to put words on the screen/page no matter what I'm feeling. So I stick to my weekly (post on Tuesdays) schedule. And ADD is real and it seems to be getting worse the older I get--or is that just the rush of insanity that fills every corner of our lives in this godforsaken f-ed up capitalist system? Whatever it is, don't sweat the small stuff they tell me. Write whatever you can whenever you feel like it. Your readers will understand.

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As a new subscriber, I echo the sentiments of the other comments. I started following you for the quality of your writing and the sense of connection and solidarity I feel as I read your (excellent) pieces. I know ADHD well, and completely empathize. I'm an artist who barely paints these days and I wrestle with the guilt of not doing enough with the ridiculous amount of privilege I have compared to most. I also would only ever unsubscribe for financial reasons. Please take good care of yourself. Warm regards.

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Oh by the way the 1 post I've done recently (about art) quotes from you and that might drive a few new subscribers your way.

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Keep up the good work...

I joined twitter last summer and, well spent a fair amt of time after work in the evenings reading what amounts to a lot of people complaining about a lot of issues, many of which are unfortunately the real deal. But in reality, very little of it all affects my life. So thinking of tempering it down.

However, I really do like to write and read, but similarly suffer such that I can rarely finish a book.

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Thank you Antonio🙏

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It started here, then went into remission. Maybe next week?

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