My parents, my child and me: what could go wrong? (w/ audio)

A brief chronicle of a brief visit during the Dobrenko Cold War

Alex Dobrenko`

Sep 25, 2023

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Today’s piece - My parents, my child and me: what could go wrong? - is a banger from the archives, coming to us from a simpler time, September 2022, back when Harry Styles’ “As It Was” topped the charts and Harry Styles’ movie “Don’t Worry Darling” was #1 at the box office. Good month for Harry eh?

A few quick items on the agenda before we GET INTO IT:

I’m working hard on Season One: I’m (not??) the best essays, which will start dropping in early October!
I’ve also started working with NIN…

My parents, my child and me: what could go wrong? (w/ audio)

A brief chronicle of a brief visit during the Dobrenko Cold War

A few quick items on the agenda before we GET INTO IT:

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