Cloudgazing | Alexandra McKay | Substack

I've been sick for months and the only salve is poetry

Meaning-making, upcoming events, and other book things you'll want to know about

Mar 13 • Alexandra McKay

Feelings in the Right / Wrong Places

On reading Baldwin and taking narrative cues from emotional dissonance

Feb 11 • Alexandra McKay

Privacy, devaluation, and death

Cloudgazing gets ugly

Jan 22 • Alexandra McKay

Preparations for a Future Self

Who doesn't exist until they do, edited for then-current use

Dec 17, 2025 • Alexandra McKay

Dogs are dogs everywhere

Mexico City, breathing, walking, writing

Jul 31, 2025 • Alexandra McKay

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Feelings in the Right / Wrong Places

Feb 11 • Alexandra McKay

Privacy, devaluation, and death

Jan 22 • Alexandra McKay

The Life Equation

Jan 17, 2024 • Alexandra McKay

Writing Diary 01 | Renewal, January 3rd

Jan 10, 2024

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