November 5, 2026 · 6 min

I am fine.

I am not fine, and I do not know how to start.

Free

Plain Talk

A free letter every Thursday: one thing a teenager said this week, what it meant and what I would try.

Plain Talk, every Thursday

Chapter 1 · 8 pm

I will do it later.

I am avoiding something I think I will not get right.

Try What is the first small piece? Let us do that one together.

Chapter 2 · Saturday

Everyone is going.

I am afraid of being left out.

Try Tell me who, where and how you are getting home, and let us see.