More Of This, Please x February 2026

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Welcome to the February 2026 edition of More Of This, Please, where I share a few things that are keeping me afloat. A lot is currently doing the opposite, so I'm glad to find a few lights at the end of the tunnel here. I've been really enjoying the drawings I'm making lately and shared one above. Probably drawn while binge "watching" The Pitt.

What's keeping YOU afloat lately? Comments section enabled!

Jeanette Winterson Has a Newsletter

You heard me. The author of my favorites like Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, The Passion, and Written On The Body, has a newsletter like the rest of us norms. Her most recent post is just about friendship in the age of AI agents and I'm here for it. Completely made my day when I found out about it.

Challenging Abortion Stigma

Speaking of newsletters, my old housemate Chanelle Dubofsky is just crushing it with her newsletter about abortion stigma called I Could Never. This week's post really stood out to me with the following quote:

We don’t all live in a reality, at least not in the US, in which people can get abortions without having a reason others deem acceptable, but what if we behaved like we did? What if our conversations around abortion didn’t involve justification? This isn’t a policy suggestion, but a way to conduct ourselves in our daily lives, with the goal of normalizing abortion. Talk about abortion without qualifying it, without offering reasons why it should be “allowed.” Drop the defensive posture, and see what happens next.

GO OFF.

I'll Believe In Anything

If you enjoyed my post about Heated Rivalry last week, you'll love this solo piano version of I'll Believe In Anything that Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade debuted recently. Proving once again that all great songs can be played in varied arrangements, this really hits hard. This is not the last time I will be talking to you about this song...

Coco Hall at Compound

An artist I first saw at the Highway 62 Art Tours last year currently has a solo show at Compound out here in Yucca Valley. I just think her textures and humor are really satisfying and I love the current show. Lots of sculptures made with different types of fabric, plaster, or ceramic. She makes work that's specifically feminist as well. You can follow her on instagram here.

I don't like the new Springsteen song

I was wholeheartedly disappointed by the new Bruce Springsteen song in response to the events in Minneapolis (then again, he doesn't owe the world even one more good song, he's written more than enough, but I digress). Then Dan Ozzi summarized why the lack of gritty anger is still a let down and I felt like at least the folks close to me know what's up. Please more teeth kicking and less polite, overly poetic writing. Oof. Check out his latest post "I need protest music to sound angrier" at the link above.

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