Welcome To My Debutante Post
The ton are abuzz for a new substack is upon us.
Dearest gentle reader,
Is there anything more exhilarating than the announcement of a new substack called Action Is Character?
No, I should think not.
Official Palace Announcement: I, Fan Gao, of Pens & Company and Writing Fellow at the Loft Literary Center, has given birth to a beautiful little boy website/newsletter/thing-ma-jig.
Already whispers of excitement perfume the air regarding this new addition: “Oh, what an adorable lettered and learned little man he is”—I have heard many say—for why else have(n’t) you subscribed?
Much ado has been made all over town about what you will actually find here:
Travel: I grew up internationally so I love to incorporate travel into my writing.
Politics: Sometimes, I write seriously about current events and the Asian-American experience.
Humor: But at heart, I enjoy crafting light, witty prose that I hope tickles the reader’s funny bone.
Music: My first ever essay is a craft essay entitled Writers as Popstars.
Pop Culture: I have a Taylor Swift essay crafted entirely out of her lyrics that needs adoption.
“Oh heavens, more more more!” I can hear the crowd chant.
Yes, I can do it with a broken heart but pray thee bosom reader, show patience, for it was, after all, a slow and tedious virtue to acquire.
But have no fear: my (dream) Pilot Maki-e lacquered quill dipped in iridescent iroshizuku ink is already busy at work composing more words of worth and note, and will be coming out in this society paper soon.
In the meantime, compose your countenance, smooth out your dress, and quench your thirst with a nice cuppa of darjeeling tea while you wait on this comfy chaise lounge that I have put out for your seated leisure:
But no slouching, please. Good posture, along with consummate manners, should always be demonstrated by a most distinguished reader such as yourself.
Yours truly,
Fan Gao (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
Some light housekeeping:
If you cannot find the newsletter after subscribing, please ask your household butler Mr. Carson or housekeeper Mrs. Hughes to check the spam folder for you.
If, however, the newsletter isn’t in your spam folder, you may take a gander for it in the “Promotions” tab of your Google(ly) electronic mailbox.
Finally, if these musings amuse you, please do consider sharing them within your esteemed social circles so my substack may become this season’s diamond of the first water.
Now, if you’ll excuse and forgive me, I must take my leave and make haste for I can hear my pen leaking…