~sloppy identity~

an faq/teaser/pep-talk for me

what is sloppy identity (the term)?

sloppy identity is a linguistics term that explains who/what a pronoun refers to in a particular kind of grammatical construction (wikipedia has some nice examples). I studied linguistics in college and always liked the term. As I’ve gotten older, I feel I’ve grown into the term, like a sweater that used to be too too big and is now just too big enough.

how does that relate to “here”?

It might not, directly. I think about language a lot, so that will likely make an appearance as it does in most of my writing. But, I like the double meaning of the phrase. Outside of the linguistics context, “sloppy identity” feels like a good description for myself, as a person with my hands and heart indefinitely in too many projects. I often feel like a slightly different version of this person while working on any one project. I’m sure you can relate~

a sloppy moment in my apartment

what is sloppy identity (the substack)?

sloppy identity will be…

• lists

• essay-ettes

• interviews (w myself)

• photos

• links to things I like

• W.I.P. snippets

• old journal entries

• words that have nowhere else to go

  

what will sloppy identity be about?

The things that I like to think about:

• music

• film

• liberation

• writing

• running

• food

First real post—a little essay—will be coming within the week

Thx for reading~

jordan