Greetings, my fellow bookworms!
Today is the first Monday of October, which means it’s time for our monthly Subscriber Writing Roundup!
But, before we get stuck into the links, last week we featured a stunning essay from
on Umberto Eco’s The Name of Rose — which, judging from the comments, was one of the favourite guest posts we’ve hosted so far. We also featured a genre-colliding short story from - a detective noir twist on the Cinderella fairytale.This week we are recommending:
- by — a newsletter about stories.
- by — a great newsletter from a network ex-pat writing about Television & Comedy.
- by — James’ stories from adventures, misadventures, and memories. Some of which he makes up!
Now onto the subscriber writing. What follows are 31 links to great pieces of writing from BTMU subscribers. From reflections on love and loss to what we can learn from a video game, from a vindictive toaster to elegiac poetry, there’s something for everyone.
Dive in!
Caroline shares a reflection on who she’s no longer willing to be.
In the first of a yearlong monthly series, "Talking Back to Walden,"
explores a beloved classic to argue for more ecstatic immersion in the world.In his project to read and comment upon the approx. 850 works and authors of the Western canon as enumerated by Harold Bloom,
looks at how the rhetorical tropes of literature influence the Israelites' Canaan campaign in the Book of Joshua.A smuggler Sasquatch fuelled by Cookie Crisp and a chain-smoking turtle must escape a trio of endangered Pacific Mottled Unicorn kids out of downtown Seattle in a heisted beer truck in 1993. By
.Ted was certain that what he hit was prob'ly a car, or a 'frigerator. By
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and dive into this fictional road trip, centred around hand made art maps and fantasy stories.Happy october, substackers! By
.Emily Dickinson may have died for beauty, but
claims that there's more to life than just one quest. If in doubt, readand ask Zoe.
That’s all folks!
Thank you for the inclusion, and for providing such an extensive list - looking forward to finding some new favorites!
Thank you for including me! Pleasure to be here with y'all!