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“Somewhere along the line, one has to choose between the Life and the Project.”

Plus a farewell to a synth-pop pioneer

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Leonie Mercedes
October 26, 2025

Good morning, darlings. Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:

a prompt

Write on the following for 5–10 minutes:

What went well this week? What didn’t go as well? With this in mind, what will you do next week?

a thought

“Somewhere along the line, one has to choose between the Life and the Project.” Susan Sontag

farewell

Dave Ball, musician (1959–2025)

“[Bandmate Marc] Almond said in his tribute: ‘Whenever we came back together after long periods apart there was always that warmth and chemistry. There was a deep mutual respect that gave our combined songwriting its unique power.’”

Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕