This morning, I sent out a story about how the world wants my opinion — on bathrooms, on the death penalty, on French tarts I haven’t tried.
Writing these pieces in IMBOT over the past few months has let me wander further, dig deeper, and try to see the world through a trap door under a bridge in a tunnel on the other side of the world. In other words, differently.
And I’d like to keep doing that. And I’d really appreciate your help.
WAIT! I’m not asking for money!
I think the work I am doing is worth money, and I have to believe that to keep doing it. (Yes, I have ulterior motives *gasp* for eventually getting some money to do this.) If you do want to pay for this, though, I won’t stop you.
What I am asking for is but your friends, family, coworkers — your community. If IMBOT gives you three minutes of distraction every two weeks, that’s awesome. If it makes you pause or laugh or just say “huh,” even better. I’d love it if you’d send them a referral to this newsletter.
And I’m not asking you to do it without reward. Here’s what’s in it for you:
✅ 3 referrals: You’re officially an IMBOT Referral Hero™️©️. A shout-out in every newsletter for the next year — plus your own recommendation shared in each one (a book, an article, a song, a movie, a food, a habit, etc.). Before I send out a newsletter, I’ll send you a quick Google Form to submit your “thing.” It’ll be low lift — you won’t need to remember a thing. And if you don’t submit, which I totally get, no harm, no foul. 💬✨
✅ 9 referrals: You’re officially an IMBOT Guest Editor™️©️. We’ll talk — via email, text, phone, in person, whatever works — to determine what you'd like to read more about. Then, I’ll go ahead and write a post about it. No idea? No worries — we’ll figure it out together. 📓✨
✅ 24 referrals: Woopdy-freaking-dah — you own this newsletter. Like one of those raffles for a countryside house, except it’s free and it’s a newsletter, not a house. (Update: OK, so Substack isn’t including this as a feature at the moment. Let’s say you get all of the above, plus a pizza party. You get an IMBOT Pizza Party™️©️. 100% serious. 🍕✨)
Thank you for reading — truly! — and for helping me share these stories. 🤖