Coquette, you have been such an incredible influence in my life over the past five years. I didn’t realize how much you meant until you were so rudely taken away. Your prose is so clear, crisp and cutting, it’s one of the most refreshing things on the internet. Like a lot of people, I used to troll old posts just to remind myself of some shit I needed to hear- not just your advice, but hearing about the experience of others or conversations your readers would get into. This was a feminist, humanist, intellectual space where people worked shit out and it was awesome to see.
Please keep writing, and if you can, share it. Though to be honest I’ll be just as happy if you publish shit and I have to go buy it. I would probably get more work done on my computer anyway. But yeah, thank you. You have changed a lot of people’s lives, probably more than you think. So many of us don’t find their real life Coke Talk until a lot of these shitty mistakes have already been made, and so many of us need to be reminded that we’re entitled to some fucking dignity. Thank you.
Nah, thank you. Thank all of you. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’ve appreciated the kind words you guys have sent my way these past few days.
I’m not sure what my personal blogging plans are for the coming weeks and months, but I wanted to get Dear Coquette back up and running as quickly as possible. I don’t know how permanent this new version will be, but I think it’s a pretty decent emergency solution. The notes and comments are unfortunately lost, and some of the links within the text are probably broken, but almost all of the posts themselves were salvaged.
The good news is, my submission system never missed a beat. I still have every one of the hundreds of thousands of letters you’ve sent me over the years, and as long as you all keep sending them, I’ll keep answering them.
Thanks again, and be sure and subscribe for news and updates as I figure out what’s next.
This gave a chills. Coquette, your work has affected my life in ways that I could never articulate with the level of grace (and badassery) that you write with. Thank you for a being a constant reminder that I am the empress of my own goddamn. You are dripping with magic, the world if flipping lucky that you choose to share a little bit of it with us. Cheers.
Thanks, Valerie. I appreciate it!
Well I look forward to making new comments all over the new old coquette!!!
I’m glad someone put this so eloquently. Here’s hoping we always get to read your prose, one way or another.
Exactly this. Coquette, you’ve been a lifeline since like, ’09. Keep up the brilliant prose!