Jade Fabello

Austin

Freelance Writer at Freelance

I write "I love words and you." Austin-based freelance writer. IG:@jade__fab. Words in @TexasMonthly @Thrillist @Austin_Monthly Get writing advice↓

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Articles

On feeling you have nothing left to offer.

1 month ago | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello |Lyle McKeany

I once heard a joke on a storytelling podcast that, at some point, you reach an age where you stop hating all of your past work. That point, however, is, unfortunately, when you realize that all of your best work is already behind you. It’s a great gag. But I can not relate. Every time I read my old stuff, I correctly think, “Man, this nigga is spittin’.” And when I think about my future stuff, it’s, “Hell yeah. That guy?
Good art is very ugly, I would not lie to you.

1 month ago | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

Hello readers, I’ve been thinking recently about how SpongeBob from the show SpongeBob is usually a horrible little man. In any given episode of the beloved children’s cartoon, he’s running around screaming, hitting things with his jellyfish net, and being a menace. In one episode, though, he’s offended by his neighbor Squidward calling him “not normal,” so he takes steps to correct his eccentricities and come off as non-abrasive. After a while, his normalness manifests physically.
Lessons from blackmail

2 months ago | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

You’re reading I love words and you! If you enjoy the piece, please consider liking and sharing the post on the Substack site! Thank you for your time!I officially have a new favorite writer these days. Unfortunately, they operate anonymously, so I can’t give them proper credit. But if the threatening spam message I received a few months ago is any indication, there is no need to further search for a writing superstar in this era.
I Think A Lot

Jan 16, 2025 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

During an evening on a groggy day of the pandemic, I played with an Instagram filter where you tilt your head left or right. It asks questions like, “Are you a messy person? Left for yes. Right for no.” After you move your head to answer, a new mundane question pops up. I flew through them. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. No. No. I then got one that asked, “Are you an overthinker?” I paused. I stared at the ceiling. Well, in some ways, I can be, but that could also just be me being considerate.
When your community space turns into some bar.

Jan 2, 2025 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

A few weeks back here in ATX, our beloved local improv comedy theatre learned that our space is set to disappear. The building that houses The Hideout, a long-standing coffee shop/theatre hybrid and Austin institution,was sold to somebody from somewhere, and for that reason, the theatre’s lease must now be unceremoniously terminated.
Create with more restrictions

Dec 5, 2024 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

When I started this newsletter in 2021, the year Larry King died, I didn’t have any parameters in mind beyond wanting to share the writing advice I had learned. In time, I developed internal categories for different types of letters and found out what topics I do and do not like to cover. Overall, though, this letter is allowed to be whatever I want it to be. On and off, for nearly four years, however, I have struggled with wanting every letter to contain as much depth as possible.
Untangle your thoughts.

Nov 28, 2024 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

On Holidays, I’m allowed to write little vignettes instead of full letters. It’s true, god told me. Not going to say which one, but it came up, and he also told me that he hates you specifically. But anyway, most of our letters recently have been nice big, pithy dives into concepts of creativity and living a full life. While this is good of me, great even, this letter also aims to improve the finer points of your writing. So here’s a quick minute skill to remember as you workshop your passages.
The Enduring Spirit of Philadelphia.

Nov 21, 2024 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

A few years ago, I recall seeing a tweet from user @mikeyil that said, “The rest of the country will never understand the enduring spirit of Philadelphia.” Attached was a photo of a crudely made flyer affixed to a telephone pole. It read, “Come watch me eat an entire rotiserie chicken. November 6th will be the 40th consecutive day that I have eaten an entire rotiserie chicken. 12 O’clock Noon. The chicken will be consumed on that abandoned pier near Walmart.
Take the compliment you goddamn loser.

Nov 14, 2024 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

At a post-improv class hangout a few months ago, our teacher Rebecca paid me a compliment and said she had signed up for my newsletter. I, being ever humble and the best boy in class, did not want to hog attention and said to the table, “To catch the rest of y’all up, I have a writing newsletter. It doesn’t matter,” and promptly shifted the conversation back to whatever it is improvisers talk about (horny fantasy books and comedian Tim Robinson).
To you, earth child, many years from now.

Nov 7, 2024 | ilovewordsandyou.substack.com | Jade Fabello

Hello, I’m back with what is not at all the premise of this newsletter. A lot of my focus last year was on taking care of my grandparents, and as a result, I fell deeply out of habit with this newsletter. With that said, I finally completed a new letter about creativity this Monday. I meant for that to come out this week. But at present, it feels more appropriate to share some poetry instead. While they are not traditionally the focus here, I don’t think I hide my politics.