Turn and Work (Hugh)
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Books, short stories, music, and a sometimes broken website. Based in Toronto. Web: https://www.turnandwork.com Newsletter: https://www.turnandwork.com/follow/#newsletter IG: https://www.instagram.com/turnandwork
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Blue Deputy’s polished midwest emo sound is almost a distraction from their emotionally resonant storytelling on their stellar debut EP, Reeling.

More here:
Reeling EP - Turn & Work
Blue Deputy's polished midwest emo sound is almost a distraction from their emotionally resonant storytelling on their stellar debut EP, Reeling.
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In The Backstory, read an interview with JoobieSeaz - a shoegaze / postpunk duo based in Lille who escaped Moscow at the dawn of the invasion of Ukraine.

Their story is even more compelling than their music. So good that I redesigned the homepage of my site.

Check it out:
Get Me Out: JoobieSeaz on Escaping Russia - Turn & Work
The new single from JoobieSeaz belongs in a chase scene. There's a reason for it: "Get Me Out" describes their harrowing escape from Putin's Russia. The duo, now safe in Lille, shares their story.
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Some highlights (they're all highlights):
Øyunn from Copenhagen. Unclassifiable.
Hope That You'll Sing Again
YouTube video by Øyunn - Topic
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The Monday Music Post, with artists you should hear who have just landed on my radar.

Here's what's playing today:

The Far Field
Øyunn
Teenage Tom Petties
Pillow Fite
Bella Galasso
Lisa SQ
Rise Carmine
Spouses

Check it out here:
The Monday Music Post - October 13, 2025 - Turn & Work
New music from
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that gangbang story is paywalled. If you were a subscriber to the (free) newsletter, you could have read it already, paywall free.

That newsletter goes out Fridays. If you're the type to click on articles called "When A Gangbang Becomes A Love Story" I think you'd like it.

Get on the list here:
Welcome Distractions - Turn & Work
One newsletter a week with everything from the site, plus paywall-free bookish and music-ish things across the web
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Look busy on Canadian Thanksgiving with Welcome Distractions. Links to:
> a story titled "When A Gangbang Becomes A Love Story" that I will say no more about
> the best take on the new Taylor Swift
> Wikipedia's list of "The Worst" music

That plus music plus short stories plus books plus plus plus:
Welcome Distractions for October 13 - Turn & Work
An abridged version of the free Friday Newsletter. Subscribers get more stuff and paywall-free links.
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So many quotable lines in that piece. You should read Stratis’s book, she’s so good.
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what's on there? Glad you asked, here's a few examples:
Anxious post-punk energy from Oakland's blue zero:
blue zero - confusion [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by blue zero
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Got a very good newsletter going out tomorrow, it's not too late to put your name on the list.