Polemics, True Stories, and Other Work by Luca J. SteinTumblr (3.0; @theletterunread)http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/When you first watch Seinfeld, it strikes you as a very funny show. Then you move to New York, and...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/48656698398http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/48656698398Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:08:00 -0400Washington D.C.PoliticsRepublicansDemocratsSeinfeldPresidentVice-PresidentDo you remember The Sword in the Stone? I know you remember the blade; I want to know if you...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/46298328311http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/46298328311Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:59:00 -0400The Sword and the StoneWritingDisneySexismLoveBullySquirrelMega ManI’m a woman of science, but sometimes I develop a fear, or at least an unease, even though no...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/45720336429http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/45720336429Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:23:00 -0400Physical TherapyPhysical TherapistmassagelanguagewordsagingInvoluntarily CelibateI take a standard 8.5x11 sheet of paper and fold it across the horizon (“hamburger-style”, though...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/45152164369http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/45152164369Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:55:00 -0400workoffice suppliesJoan DidionFriendshipInsultletter openerGeorge PlimptonApologyFlowersWhen I was ten years old, the decision was made to have me skip the fifth grade. I had earlier been...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/44576914184http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/44576914184Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:07:40 -0500Old SoulOkCupidOnline DatingHeart AttackAgingGore VidalWilliam F. BuckleyLike most young people, I thrilled at the 2008 election. Via a regular diet of The Huffington Post,...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/32641611168http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/32641611168Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:41:00 -0400barack obamamitt romney2012 electionpresidential electionliberalconservativeThis story is a companion to The Visitor and Losing It. Heath arrived at Hunter College’s...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/24591604285http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/24591604285Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:44:00 -0400workcartoonistlovemental healthNew York CityThis story is a companion to The Visitor. It seems impossible that any set of parents could...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/23381144931http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/23381144931Sat, 19 May 2012 20:16:00 -0400fictionshort storydisney worldband trippianochildren's marchvirginityparentschildrenThe 14th Street subway station was the worst place to catch the A. It seemed to be under perpetual...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/22414125920http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/22414125920Fri, 04 May 2012 20:43:00 -0400fictionshort storybrooklynwilliamsburgmanhattanNew York CitypartyfootnotesDespite having kept one for nearly four years, I’m still not sure for whom a journal is written. It...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/20667997446http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/20667997446Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:57:00 -0400journaljoan didionslouching towards bethlehemjonathan franzenthe discomfort zonecentrally locatedNYUwritingMy mother told me she was pregnant during the summer between seventh and eighth grades. She came...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/19383887789http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/19383887789Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:14:00 -0400little brothersiblingsepilepsyketogenic dietseizureIt may surprise those who know me from New York, but in high school, I was nominated for Homecoming...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/18713260189http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/18713260189Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:19:07 -0500high schoolhomecomingpopularitypaul feigfreaks and geeksNYUSince I began writing, I’ve worked solely in the forms of drama and creative non-fiction. For...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/18291948565http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/18291948565Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:24:00 -0500fictionnon-fictionshort storydramabirthdaydavid lodgeed woodWhether by the natural ebb and flow of the universe, or by the trickling down of John Boehner’s new...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/15149674400http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/15149674400Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:00:00 -0500billy joel20112012new yearmusicremdire straitsoingo boingorandy newman10000 maniacsbilly joelaztec cameraThat Christopher Hitchens’ death came at the end of a particularly kidney-stonish week for me...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/14346821125http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/14346821125Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:57:00 -0500christopher hitchensdeatheulogyhunter s thompsonatheismTomorrow, Nintendo will release The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the 16th game in the Zelda...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/13045066698http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/13045066698Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:57:00 -0500the legend of zeldaskyward swordToday, R.E.M. announced that it would be breaking up. Unlike most musical separations, this does not...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/10513470884http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/10513470884Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:55:00 -0400remr.e.m.break upcollapse into nowautomatic for the peopleRecently, a cat named Willow turned up in New York City, five years after she went missing from her...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/10434749845http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/10434749845Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:36:00 -0400boulderdramatic writingnew york citynyuthe new yorkerwillow catRight around the time I started middle school, I was given a book that collected 15 shooting scripts...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/9780388502http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/9780388502Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:22:00 -0400middle schoolcrushlove noteransom notefrasierWhen I was a sophomore, I was signed up for an “Intro to Psychology” class that I attended a total...http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/9405592577http://theletterunread.tumblr.com/post/9405592577Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:05:00 -0400nyupsychology classopen lettertest