In David Roberts' post "Beautiful Women And The Indecency Of Powerful Men," he uses the lens of Edith Wharton's 1913 Gilded Age novel "Custom Of The Country" to look at life in 2024.
Hi Chen, so for this I’m just looking for a post to include in a roundup of subscriber links to send out next week, as we used to do on BTMU, so can be any link to a piece of yours already written on your substack.
I’ll send info about guest post criteria later on!
James Sarsgard's "Ghosti" is a travelogue of hitchhiking and freighthopping in America at the turn of the millenium, and an examination of the concept of reciprocity through language and customs.
In David Roberts' post "Beautiful Women And The Indecency Of Powerful Men," he uses the lens of Edith Wharton's 1913 Gilded Age novel "Custom Of The Country" to look at life in 2024.
https://robertsdavidn.substack.com/p/beautiful-women-and-the-indecency
Loved both the paragraph on Silences as well as the painting.
Konstantin Asimonov dives deep into the history of literature to find out who was the first sci-fi writer.
https://tapwatersommelier.substack.com/p/who-was-the-first-sci-fi-writer
-love, love the post. Thank you!
-subscriber's writing...what are the criteria, for "Apocrypha" format? how it differs/should differ from "Fiction Isles"?
can it be a poem by the way? or prose only?
Hi Chen, so for this I’m just looking for a post to include in a roundup of subscriber links to send out next week, as we used to do on BTMU, so can be any link to a piece of yours already written on your substack.
I’ll send info about guest post criteria later on!
got it thanks
PS just in case, I decided to doublecheck whether I know what "obscure" and "esoteric" means...that was a good idea))
Chen Rafaeli tries to capture, briefly, an evening, a meeting, a girl-but they all continue to roam free
https://chenrafaeli.substack.com/p/aquarelle
Vanya Bagaev’s short story about young Saveliy, a boy who tries to catch an elusive feeling.
https://blog.nova-nevedoma.com/p/dragonflys-retinal-structure
Zork is still wondering when, if ever, the real soul-searching will begin.
https://zorkthehun.substack.com/p/responsibility-revisited
In poetic form, Fig explores the connections between death, divinity, and love.
https://open.substack.com/pub/fig1/p/love-me-black?r=25pm42&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Rachel Sager ruminates on builders and critics. "The People who Build and the People who Tear Down"
https://rachelsager.substack.com/p/the-people-who-build-and-the-people
Love these recommendations.
Tom Fish visits a Parisian institution and finds fear, loathing, and steak and frites. https://tomfish.substack.com/p/paris-diaries-fear-and-loathing-in
James Sarsgard's "Ghosti" is a travelogue of hitchhiking and freighthopping in America at the turn of the millenium, and an examination of the concept of reciprocity through language and customs.
https://jamessarsgard.substack.com/p/ghosti
Natalie McGlocklin interrogates reading taste by reviewing popular novels she disliked, with a graph for evidence. https://subverse.substack.com/p/when-you-dont-enjoy-a-popular-novel
The story of a beleaguered fossil fuel executive who meets a heron and goes on the ride of his life. https://open.substack.com/pub/juliegabrielli/p/shapeshifting?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Rolando Andrade posted a poem where he dives deep into the deep pain surrounding suicide: https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandoandrade/p/from-silence-to-the-abyss?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=20ov80
Griffin Gooch learns that rest is as much about taking time off as it is about finding beauty in fun, celebration, and deliberate play.
https://open.substack.com/pub/griffingooch/p/gaining-time-through-wasting-it?r=2mvy4l&utm_medium=ios
Learning to love yourself, scars and all....Sheila Dembowski explores this topic in her Kindness Boomerang post entitled Strut accordingly...https://sheiladembowski.substack.com/p/strut-accordingly