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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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · Jul 6
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Welcome Distractions - turn and work
Every Friday (or almost every, or almost Friday) I send out the Welcome Distractions newsletter, which, for lack of a better idea, is the newsletter I'd like
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 15h
This one in particular is brilliant:
Lucky Star
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 15h
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 15h
Don't read this book. It's padded, shallow and lacks insight. More grumpiness here:
The Sirens' Call - Turn & Work
Chris Hayes's book on how the battle for our attention has torn society apart is a decent thesis written like he was trying to hit a minimum word count. Skip it.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 15h
Or at the very least, check out their newest single:
get me out
YouTube video by JoobieSeaz - Topic
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 15h
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
Those and more at the link.
What are you listening to?
The Monday Music Post - October 13, 2025 - Turn & Work
New music from
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
DIY charm from Hamilton Ontario. Here's Lisa SQ:
Lisa SQ - Make It Up to You (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lisa SQ
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
Pillow Fite from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Laundromats
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 1d
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
The Setlist on October 10:
Two hours of independent, under-the-radar music.

Apple Music and Spotify.
www.turnandwork.com/weekly-playl...
The Setlist for October 10, 2025 - Turn & Work
Eclectic, independent new music. Updated every Friday. Apple Music and Spotify.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
The Shortlist for Oct 10:

Look busy at work reading great writing.

Links to nonfiction from:
Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social

& fiction from:
Ashton Russell in @turnandwork.com
Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)
The Shortlist for October 10 - Turn & Work
Nonfiction by Christopher Stevenson, and fiction from Ashton Russell, Alice Ashe, Chris Scott, Erin Somers, Michael Czyzniejewski, Karen Crawford, Jen Shepherd, and JS Apsley.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
So many quotable lines in that piece. You should read Stratis’s book, she’s so good.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
Got a story to share? Here's how:
How To Submit - Turn & Work
My approach is the same for music and writing: I want to share the type of things I’d like to find somewhere else. If you believe your work belongs here,
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
Don't miss the feature on Ashton Russell's short writing, including links to a bunch of her pieces from around the web:
Ashton Russell Is a Hell of a Writer - Turn & Work
Ashton Russell's flash nonfiction story "Is This Abuse?" is not for the faint of heart. It's a stunning, terrifying account of domestic abuse. Her writing in
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
cont'd
Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social in @flashfrog.bsky.social
Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social in Citron Review
Jen Shepherd in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
Erin Somers @somers.bsky.social in @grantamag.bsky.social
JS Apsley in @necessaryfiction.com
Alice Ashe in CRAFT

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The Shortlist for October 10 - Turn & Work
Nonfiction by Christopher Stevenson, and fiction from Ashton Russell, Alice Ashe, Chris Scott, Erin Somers, Michael Czyzniejewski, Karen Crawford, Jen Shepherd, and JS Apsley.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
The Shortlist for Oct 10:

Look busy at work reading great writing.

Links to nonfiction from:
Christopher Stevenson @chrisstevenson.bsky.social in @mrbullbull.bsky.social

& fiction from:
Ashton Russell in @turnandwork.com
Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social in @okaydonkeymag.com
(...cont'd)
The Shortlist for October 10 - Turn & Work
Nonfiction by Christopher Stevenson, and fiction from Ashton Russell, Alice Ashe, Chris Scott, Erin Somers, Michael Czyzniejewski, Karen Crawford, Jen Shepherd, and JS Apsley.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
Apple Music and Spotify.
What are you listening to this weekend?
The Setlist for October 10, 2025 - Turn & Work
Eclectic, independent new music. Updated every Friday. Apple Music and Spotify.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
Chicago punks Yada Yada, whose new EP is out today too
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Like You Said
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
Alt pop from LAILA:
WHO U RLLY ARE (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by LAILA
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
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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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 4d
The Setlist on October 10:
Two hours of independent, under-the-radar music.

Apple Music and Spotify.
www.turnandwork.com/weekly-playl...
The Setlist for October 10, 2025 - Turn & Work
Eclectic, independent new music. Updated every Friday. Apple Music and Spotify.
www.turnandwork.com
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 5d
Got a very good newsletter going out tomorrow, it's not too late to put your name on the list.
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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · Jul 6
Newsletter:

je newslette
tu newslettes
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Newsletter:
Welcome Distractions - turn and work
Every Friday (or almost every, or almost Friday) I send out the Welcome Distractions newsletter, which, for lack of a better idea, is the newsletter I'd like
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