Hello New (& returning) Subscribers!

I kinda went viral today..

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Okay well.. a thing I was not expecting to happen today (or ever really) has happened. A Substack Note of mine went viral and now I am meeting a whole bunch of new people!

So… Welcome to all the hundreds of you who just joined! And welcome back to all my friends who’ve been here for a while now. I suppose I should (re)introduce myself, which by the way I am terrible at! I honestly never know what to say. Anyway, I’ll give it a go and will most assuredly leave things out.

Hi, hello, I’m Mesa, the writer behind Let the Words Fall Out - my weekly Stack about life, writing, poetry, and sometimes - politics. I tend to write essays about my life and mental health mostly, and on occasion I will write about the political landscape and share my views.

If you’re new here I am a left leaning progressive, registered as Non Partisan. I’m not affiliated with any party. I abhor the current “administration” and am thoroughly disappointed in the democratic party as well. I’m very much anti-establishment and anti-status-quo. I’m a Gen-Xer raised on Rage Against The Machine and Sage Francis - not that that says much, other than I tend to be fairly defiant, especially lately. I digress. I created a separate Stack for some of my political pieces - “I Dissent”, feel free to subscribe to me there if you’re looking for more political pieces.

Other things you’ll find here - 100-word pieces, poetry, and sometimes pieces about other work I’ve written in other publications like my Tiny Love Stories in The New York Times or my mental health pieces on The Mighty.

Who I am as a human - I lead with my heart always. I do my best to listen. I love to learn from others. My empathy seems to know no bounds these days and I honestly would love to spend my days hugging humanity. I’m not pollyanna about the world - I see it all for what it is and what it could be. I mostly love everyone - genuinely - even if I don’t know you I’m sending love your way. Because why not? It doesn’t cost me anything. But also - I will block you if you bring any MAGA shit here. I’m very much do no harm and take no shit. I’m not opposed to people sharing differences of opinions, that’s how we learn and grow. I’m also a suicide survivor and have great compassion for those who have been in the darkest of darks, I know what it is to survive even when the mind wants to trick you otherwise.

Okay, that’s all I can think of at the moment. Feel free to read my most recent essays to get a better idea about what you’ll find here. Posts that are six months or older are in the archive for paying subscribers.

Thanks for being here and taking a chance on me!

Please feel free to share your thoughts with me in the comments and introduce yourself! Also, if there’s anything you’d like to know - please ask, I’m a pretty open book!