Can I tell you a secret?

a story as short as a long, deep breath

Jan 13 • Shannan Mann

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December 2025

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 • Shannan Mann

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Little Blue Dot

I am not hiding from anyone

Dec 24, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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Stop Writing Bad Sad Poems!

Observations & inspirations to translate grief to the page

Dec 17, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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The Best & Worst of Substack

Some recommendations & ruminations | Substack Wrapped 2025

Dec 5, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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November 2025

All Blue, Ana

She is salt in the sea, invisible but everywhere

Nov 26, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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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

Nov 19, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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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 • Shannan Mann

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October 2025

In Hell

Who conjured dreams for the devil when he fell in hell?

Oct 31, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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The Problem of Poetry

17 Essential Craft Books ✦ FOUNDATIONS I

Oct 24, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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The Only Poetry Curriculum You Need

Free, accessible & fun 💗

Oct 14, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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Unhinged Advice for Writers Part #1

Someone please hold me back, for real

Oct 9, 2025 • Shannan Mann

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