Spiral Notebook

About the Substack

Essays, stories, poetry and art from a 70-something beginner. Because ya gotta start sometime.

About Jo Paoletti

Retired, writing and knitting. I maintain 2 Substacks. Spiral Notebook is a core sample of life since 1964. I contemplate gender on Gender Mystique, with a mix of my current and older work on dress and appearance.

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