The Missive

A Brazilian Love Story

February's book club pick is a new classic of magical realism from Brazil

Feb 14 • Marko Ayling

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January 2026

I'm Writing a One-Man Show

And I want your feedback

Jan 20 • Marko Ayling

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October 2025

📖 Why I Started a Silent Reading Club

Fighting Back Against Attention Capitalism, One Page at a Time

Oct 13, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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Introducing our October Book Club Pick: "Babylon Berlin" by Volker Kutscher

A Chillingly Urgent Neo-Noir Mystery Set in 1929 Berlin

Oct 2, 2025 • Marko Ayling

September 2025

Why I Moved to Mexico City for a First Date

She stole my heart. Someone else stole my phone.

Sep 25, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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📚 The Missive Book Club: "Algospeak" by Adam Aleksic

How social media slang is reshaping the way we speak -- and why you should care

Sep 1, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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August 2025

A Love Letter I Never Sent

When “the one” dies young — and all you’re left with is a memory.

Aug 25, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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Hong Kong Opium Den Dreams

A Fictional Short Story I Wrote for the Astral Plans Festival

Aug 21, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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📚 In Defense of the Performative Male

If No One Sees a Man Read bell hooks Is He Really a Feminist?

Aug 11, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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Missive Book Club 📚 "You Dreamed of Empires" by Álvaro Enrigue

🍄 A Psychedelic Reimagination of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico City

Aug 1, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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July 2025

Help Shape The Future of The Missive

I want your input on the direction of this newsletter

Jul 16, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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Gringos Go Home! Interpreting Mexico City's Viral Gentrification Protests

Where they're right, where they're wrong -- and where they're going from here.

Jul 11, 2025 • Marko Ayling

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