Your essay! | The Employee by Joshua Schwebel

Lauren Wetmore <████████████████████████████████ > To: Josh Schwebel <privatejosh@gmail.com>

Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Hello dear Josh,

I’ve taken today to go through your essay, finally! Chris caught, his first case of, covid right before Christmas so I have been on caretaker duty. But, I’m still negative, so I managed to sneak in a day of work.

I am incredibly impressed by how far this text has come. Each time I read it, it becomes fuller and richer and this time was the apotheosis of that reading experience. There were so many moment throughout where I was like “YES!” when you picked up threads, girded arguments, created connections, and deepened analysis. Specifically, the new formal and intellectual structures (brackets and curtains) and the conversation around complaint were a real revelation to me. Bravo!

Let’s set time in the new year to discuss this more fully. I’ve made a few notes throughout the text that we can also chat about.

I’m hopefully moving on to work on Teresa’s essay tomorrow.

xL

Josh Schwebel <privatejosh@gmail.com>

Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 5:01 AM

dear Lauren,

thank you so much for your edits, suggestions, and encouragement! I am really glad that you also feel that the text is intensifying. It's a relief to know that you don't find it too eclectic. I am not used to writing, especially not something so long, and had the concern that it was too scattered, even as the various trajectories do gather and overlap in the project.

I am so sorry to hear that covid is in your house, and hope it's not too severe for Chris. Also, good luck avoiding it. It is possible, but it's certainly stressful. Fingers crossed that you remain healthy! and thank you for reading / editing despite caring for him!

I am of course curious about talking through some of your impressions, and especially about your sense of the text's conclusion. Let me know when in the new year would be good for you. I have, as usual, a somewhat open schedule, although my dog is having some minor surgery on the 4 of January, so I likely will be unavailable on that day. If you stay healthy, I am fine to meet soon, and if you succumb (knock on wood that you don't), then things can take as long as you need.

warm inter-year greetings and happy new year!

x

Lauren Wetmore <████████████████████████████████ >

Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 5:06 AM

Hi Josh,

I’ve just been through Teresa’s essay - it is terrific and there are a few areas that I would like to suggest she adds more (I made notes on the google doc). We can strategise about how to come back to her when we meet in the New Year. How about Friday the 6th?

I’m going to format Marina’s citations today!

All my soft love to your dog. I hope her surgery goes very well.

xL

Josh Schwebel <privatejosh@gmail.com>

Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 6:08 AM

dear Lauren,

thanks for this. I am also very happy with Teresa's intro – it does exactly what it needs to, and agree completely with your comments.

Would it be possible to send this back over to her sooner than later (ie today)?

I worry that once the work-year resumes, we will fall into another time-management lacuna, and this holiday time might be good time-window to slide in with some edits (ugh, overwork is such a trap!).

thanks for your well-wishes for my dog. She has a couple of tiny lumps that are hopefully fat deposits, but she is 11, so it is better to get these removed than to ignore them. We'll get her teeth done at the same time!

otherwise, yes, I am happy to meet on the 6th to talk further about my text and overall organizing.

3pm?

x

Lauren Wetmore <████████████████████████████████ >

Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 6:13 AM

That makes sense about Teresa!

It probably makes sense for your to send them, as most of the communication has been between the two of you, but let me know if you would like me to send.

xL

Josh Schwebel <privatejosh@gmail.com>

Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 6:14 AM

dear Lauren,

that makes sense. (thanks!)

Ok, I will do that when I get back from dog walking.

x