There are two tragedies in life

And I'm taking a break from Substack

Feb 11 • Alejandra Smits

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As white as you can

The treasure of being a perpetual foreigner

Feb 4 • Alejandra Smits

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January 2026

How can I offer you a poem when I feel so poemless?

“River of words” makes me cringe, but it was I who wrote that.

Jan 28 • Alejandra Smits

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Mother tongue

We all begin as poets, and that’s beautiful, but it’s also a problem.

Jan 21 • Alejandra Smits

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Antidepressants

The three of us were sitting in a restaurant when I felt it: it was going to happen.

Jan 14 • Alejandra Smits

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Venezuela

This is a bilingual dispatch. Scroll down to read the English version.

Jan 7 • Alejandra Smits

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December 2025

Big and small things

That happened in 2025

Dec 31, 2025 • Alejandra Smits

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To sit by the Christmas tree

Nostalgia vs. the present moment

Dec 24, 2025 • Alejandra Smits

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Are funny people the ones having less fun?

Tragedy + Time = Comedy, and other affairs

Dec 17, 2025 • Alejandra Smits

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Money diaries

7 days of logging thoughts on money and money-driven creatures

Dec 10, 2025 • Alejandra Smits

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I love editing because it's like directing but without interacting with other people

I directed and edited Miley’s first music video for their album Shelby.

Dec 3, 2025 • Alejandra Smits

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November 2025

How to name a person

On the herculean task of naming someone you've never met.

Nov 26, 2025 • Alejandra Smits

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