I just realized that clicking on the links here will take you not to the individual posts but to the newsletter front page. Apologies: I’m not sure if I’m doing it wrong, or if this is on Substack’s end. In any case, you may have to scroll to find the individual posts.
I've said before, with so many others, that one reason to embrace Substack, if you're a writer or a reader, is that it's the platform, and the social media, for writers and readers, together, and it enables such generosity of support among its writers. Many thanks to you, John, for recommending my essays but also for everything else you recommend ,Substacks and indvidual posts and outside reading and art and music. I've already read what I could quickly from this list, including some hilarious Substackers and I'm even inspired to go back to Auerbach: I see my old highlighting on Odysseus' Scar from the past. I'll be interested to see how my current responses match up. You're an education every week and should be read.
What a wonderful selection of fabulous Substacks. I'm honored to be included among these sterling writers, John. You're a gem of a reader. I'm already a serious fan of A. Jay Adler, as I think you know. And I know that his essay by him struck us both hard. Here's the link: https://ajayadler.substack.com/p/a-terrible-honesty
And, as an early reader of _Gulliver's Travels_ , I'm off to read that post and to check out your other suggestions. Love what you are doing ...
I just realized that clicking on the links here will take you not to the individual posts but to the newsletter front page. Apologies: I’m not sure if I’m doing it wrong, or if this is on Substack’s end. In any case, you may have to scroll to find the individual posts.
I've said before, with so many others, that one reason to embrace Substack, if you're a writer or a reader, is that it's the platform, and the social media, for writers and readers, together, and it enables such generosity of support among its writers. Many thanks to you, John, for recommending my essays but also for everything else you recommend ,Substacks and indvidual posts and outside reading and art and music. I've already read what I could quickly from this list, including some hilarious Substackers and I'm even inspired to go back to Auerbach: I see my old highlighting on Odysseus' Scar from the past. I'll be interested to see how my current responses match up. You're an education every week and should be read.
Great recommendations, and - oh - the dogs look positively uncertain about how these books are going to get them outside to play.
Yes, I’ve tried, but they’re just not into books. I guess they’re not intellectually inclined. Sigh.
I guess cats and dogs need to maintain a few differences. 🐈 + 📚 = ❤️
Yes, cats love books so much that they like to lie on top of them as one is trying to read. 😉
What a wonderful selection of fabulous Substacks. I'm honored to be included among these sterling writers, John. You're a gem of a reader. I'm already a serious fan of A. Jay Adler, as I think you know. And I know that his essay by him struck us both hard. Here's the link: https://ajayadler.substack.com/p/a-terrible-honesty
And, as an early reader of _Gulliver's Travels_ , I'm off to read that post and to check out your other suggestions. Love what you are doing ...
What’s on your cultural and artistic plate this week?
My love of poetry: Wallace Stevens and more au Courant: Dana Gioia.
That's a nourishing plate of reading.