Earnestness Is Underrated
by NickS (WA)in 🎭️ Culture
Earnestness Is Underrated
About the Substack
Writing mostly about music & politics as a way to clarify and improve my own thinking.
About NickS (WA)
Middle-aged Pacific Northwest geek. Blogging about music and other miscellany. Earnest and quirky I've been inspired to write here based on the interesting people and community. I'm glad to contribute to the conversation.
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