sifting is a minor email-based experiment by me, jennifer schaffer-goddard. who?, you might rightly ask. and in response i can say: yes.
every friday, for one year on earth, this newsletter will contain a short essay, probably written in the bath, as well as a complimentary bouquet of recommendations. due to my brain chemistry, both the essays and recs will be of a wide-ranging nature. i have a particular taste for things, which i would describe as literary but not fussy, critical but eager to be charmed, and always open to the possibility of transcendence (whether it takes the form of a recipe, a story, or a 43-second clip of sam rockwell). a non-negligible number of people ‘swear by’ my recs. maybe you will too!
should you sign up, i’ll try to make these fifty-two notes worth your glance, and maybe even worth a response. i love to hear back. email is my favorite medium.
sign up if you’re into that kind of thing!