I mean, you *can* ask for a last-minute date… but I’m also hosting a fall dinner party the same day I fly home from a gorgeous warm-weather getaway date, and I have a tablecloth to find and wine-braised short ribs to perfect in advance. this is why we plan, gentlemen.

realized over dinner that a longtime lover and I have been seeing each other for something like seven years now. ended the night making him laugh so hard he had to cover his mouth because he was getting LOUD. ngl, one of my better finishes.

fall clean-out means trips to the tailor, cobbler, and dry cleaner with half my closet in tow. very grateful for a lover who made sure i’m being chauffeured through the ordeal. otherwise i’d be walking around new york like Andy Sachs in a wardrobe montage.

Planning a little fall dinner party for friends and apparently I’m incapable of being casual about it. There’s a menu, a dress code, a playlist (obviously). I have a vision!

Choosing a chic hotel room is really an investment in both of us. We both get to luxuriate and I inevitably take hotter pictures, everybody wins

Mentioned a few things wanted to do in last month’s newsletter. He read it, planned the date, and made the reservations. See why i tell you to read my letters? :)

cozy season 🫧

A new letter just landed 💌 a little life lately, what i’ve been thinking about, and a look toward the rest of the year. Nov + Dec planning is officially underway, with just a little room left in October come read xx

My sister told me ages ago to get Libby and I finally listened. It has changed my life. Finished The Silence of the Girls, The Second Mrs. Astor, and now starting A Sky Full of Elephants, all in the last two weeks. Childhood me who used to max out her library loans is LIVING

Sending you a new letter tomorrow 💌 It’s been a minute, we have some catching up to do

Thinking about the time my African parent asked young me “are you ghey?” EXACTLY like that viral clip. Me, who genuinely did not know yet: 😳 I mean…turns out they were half right.

if you haven’t checked behind the paywall lately… you should probably fix that. I’m back from summer break :)

I love a “saw this and thought of you” gift. Excellent genre of man

I had a lovely summer being unserious. Unfortunately, the weights have located me.

Heard a song from Noah Kahan’s new album in April, turned it off and said…mmmm not yet. I knew it needed fall and I was RIGHT. Crunchy leaves, crisp air, staring into the middle distance thinking about times long past. This is high folk ART. Midwestern Bre of yore is LEAPING out

Leather weather, finally 🍂☕️

had a post-apocalyptic dream where our group was running out of food and I didn’t remember how to make bread from scratch. anyway, I need more cookbooks and kitchen supplies because I’ll be damned if I’m betrayed by my own lack of knowledge, even in my sleep

I was delusional for as long as I could be, but summer’s definitely over. Shared a lil dump on my IG for the pics I didn’t post xx

The dress is doing 30%, posture is doing 70% ☕️

Was invited to Atlanta for the weekend and naturally I found time for a little crate digging. the best parts couldn’t make the camera :)

Keeping a little room in my calendar for the last stretch of the month. NYC come find me

Settling back into NYC for the rest of September. Exactly where I want to be 🗽

Increasingly convinced this month is just August with better outfits and a sudden desire to do everything arts related

Took a long walk through the city, then booking flights for the next couple months. *Exactly* the kind of Saturday I like. Keep the invitations coming ✨

Looks like I get to stretch summer out just a little longer. Atlanta next weekend ☀️

Apparently I’ve been a professional hotel suite dancer since at least 2019. (🧵for receipts + immaculate jam taste) Still employed. I added extensions for hairography purposes

The second we hit the -ber months I need boom bap in my headphones walking around the city. Starting the tradition with dawn Richard + Durand Bernarr's 'baby, Can We'—sounds like a crush in my ears.

dawn richard - baby, can we? (feat. durand bernarr) [Official Music Video]

"baby, can we? (feat. durand bernarr)" by dawn richard is out now on Merge Records. https://lnk.to/babycanwe Executive Producer: Our Dawn Entertainment, LLC Directed By: Dawn Richard Carl Harrison Jr. Co-Producer, Director of Photography & Editor: Jay Evans (@evnevns) Additional Cinematography:

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I'd been dying to see Shifters, and my date surprised me with tickets. Definitely cried during the music moments and god, both actors were perfection. Fall is officially theatre season! 🍂🎭

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