Spectator

i have no idea if this is intentional but this very much burns to me of the sort of ache that defines I Saw the TV Glow, the denial, the agony of unbecoming. to comment only on the text when this subtext that isn't even clearly there brought me to tears would be absurd, as fantastic and aching as the absurd and fleeting agony of the text is. Thank you

This was extremely good, really really dug this one. Sits in my guts like a brick.

very sharp style of writing and also genuinely funny, which is always a plus.

such an interesting examination of sports in the general cultural consciousness (specifically american here but i think it applies to other cultures too more or less) and then the performance… gender, gender roles and gender dynamics as performance, liking sports as performance, clichés and their inversions…

i think this is one of my favourite interpretations of the theme!

oh damn.... rly rly like this one..

Lotta really relatable lines in this one... good

what an ending...

going to be thinking about this one for a while... loved the ethereal distance of the warped photography along with how intimate and disturbing the narration is.fantastic

This is excellent, i felt it shift some things around in my head. John Madden would be proud 🌸