About

To right a ship: to restore it to its upright position, to center it.

Writing Roulette: Started as a method of eliminating writer’s block as a barrier to daily writing practice, this project has become an exercise in association. Our essays,  prompted by a single concept, have inspired Op Eds, love letters, and unexpected introspection. 

Phoebe

Likes: Books, rooftops, Sundays, bare feet, one more, labneh, music, breathlessness, walking, word play, Mezcal, asking Andrew questions during movies

Dislikes: Hypocrisy, the passage of time, scheduling, rushing, humidity, bedtimes, constructive criticism

“If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.” – John Steinbeck on love in a 1958 letter to his son

Email me: phoebe.joaquin@gmail.com
Follow me on IG: @phoebejoaquin

Andrew

Likes: The sun, endorphins, the concept of productivity, health and wellness, a good book, watching movies in silence, indie pop/rock, Phoebe, Freddie

Dislikes: The shade, the reality of productivity, stagnation, expectation without preparation

“Your job is to learn a little bit about everything from people who know everything about something” – Gregg Hurwitz in Orphan X

Email me: andrew.robert.sanford@gmail.com
Follow me on IG: @andrewrsanford

Freddie Mercury

Likes: The sun, treats, cuddling, short bursts of sprinting, carrots, the end of the yogurt container, people who use her correct gender pronouns

Dislikes: Nail clippers, vacuums, authority, bathroom trips that interrupt naps, leashes

*Freddie isn’t doing any writing here, but she was feeling left out.