Archive - Notes from the Hill

On loyalty, erasure, and the kind of anger that stays civilized until it doesn’t

22 hrs ago • Notes from the Hill

The Strange Intimacy of Substack

On writing, community, and how fast things can change

Apr 13 • Notes from the Hill

Friends, With Conditions

Some friendships can hold your actual life. Some can only hold your availability.

Apr 7 • Notes from the Hill

If You’re New Here, Here’s Where to Start

A few posts about grief, betrayal, weird mental connections, and the occasional first-world meltdown.

Apr 5 • Notes from the Hill

Thinking About the Bridge

On proximity, fear, and the people we’d drop everything for

Apr 2 • Notes from the Hill

March 2026

I still don’t know where he came from.

Mar 25 • Notes from the Hill

The Woman Next Door Who Disappeared

A neighbor story about absence, speculation, and the strange things people fill silence with.

Mar 13 • Notes from the Hill

The Cleaning Lady

I have a cleaning lady, and by most reasonable standards this should be the end of the story.

Mar 7 • Notes from the Hill

February 2026

Loyalty in a Room full of Actors

Feb 28 • Notes from the Hill

If I could've given birth to a puppy...

I hate children.

Feb 26 • Notes from the Hill

The Smaller Dog...A Sequel

Not all strength is quiet

Feb 15 • Notes from the Hill

A lesson Zee taught me without trying...

Feb 13 • Notes from the Hill

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