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Against the Cult of Productivity in Writing
Dear writers in your rot-era, be free & see past the myth
Nov 7, 2025
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WTF Is AWP & Why Are You Here
Low-down on the show-down (idk, it rhymed so I put it here)
Mar 4
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A Reading List for Poets Who Want To Be Novelists
20 books to entertain, uplift & maybe just kick your poet-brain into novel-mode
Feb 19
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Sure, Sylvia Plath's great, but have you tried...
More writers for you who love the rage & the mythos & the more, more, more
Feb 11
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Ranking Every Book I Read in 2025
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Feb 5
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In Defense of Being Boring at Parties
Aug 19, 2025
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The Only Poetry Curriculum You Need
Oct 14, 2025
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13 Reasons to Keep Making Art Even If No One Gives a Shit
Jun 24, 2025
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Sure, Sylvia Plath's great, but have you tried...
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Behold the lie
I fear I will turn to maggots
Jan 30
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I'm kind of over the sad girl canon
Confession time, unironically
Jan 26
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Can I tell you a secret?
a story as short as a long, deep breath
Jan 13
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Being a lover of literature has always been a melancholic, bittersweet affair
On publishing, the future of Substack, God, writing, the true self, & Ursula K. Le Guin
Dec 31, 2025
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Little Blue Dot
I am not hiding from anyone
Dec 24, 2025
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Stop Writing Bad Sad Poems!
Observations & inspirations to translate grief to the page
Dec 17, 2025
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The Best & Worst of Substack
Some recommendations & ruminations | Substack Wrapped 2025
Dec 5, 2025
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All Blue, Ana
She is salt in the sea, invisible but everywhere
Nov 26, 2025
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A Living, Behemoth Glossary for Poets & Other Crazy Creatives
Poetic terms & literary concepts featuring beautiful, extensive examples | ✦ POETRY CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONS II
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