I really don't like long books. In my latest essay on SubStack I talk about why. I'd love for you to read it, & while you're at it, tell me which big books you thought were awesome. Asking for a friend. 😉
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My latest is up on SubStack. It's all about big books and the reasons why, even as an English teacher, I dislike them. Check it out!
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Really interesting read. The Harry Potter Generation Needs to Grow Up www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Sometimes an album just strikes you, and if you're anything like me, you immediately do a deep dive into the lyrics. Here's what happened to me when I dug out Frightened Rabbit's The Winter of Mixed Drinks and did the analysis.
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Writing a poem and cooking a special meal are two creative acts that have a lot in common.
Both involve craft and alchemy. Both end with the release of the finished product for other people's pleasure.
Read often, read weird stuff, then cheerlead like hell for others to do the same. My latest post contains mentions to @backlisted.bsky.social, BookBub, and other savory morsels.
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"The parallels to the present are obvious, but they’re not satiric. The deaths are real, and the taking of citizen liberties is a truth that is ever spooling out in greater quantities. There is no comedy now. Satire comes with time in order to ripen it."
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My latest post is up on SubStack! With the events happening in Minnesota, I took a second to reflect on literature, Huckleberry Finn to be precise, and how it can inform our current moment.
I'd love for you to read it!
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My latest is up on SubStack! I’d love for you to read it.
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@backlisted.bsky.social strikes again! Thank you for keeping my TBR list interesting and diverse!
Great book haul this year! This will get me started in 2026!
So it's been a minute, what with end of summer vacations and the start of my thirtieth school year, but I'm back! Here's my latest post- it's about past trips to Disney, nostalgia, and, of all things, mortality! I'd love for you to read it!
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New post on SubStack! A blast from the past: While we were in WDW for a full family vacation, on SubStack I revisit one of our first trips to Disney and the feelings that it engendered. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/brianstu...
Writing is a lot like yard maintenance. Check out why!
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I hate writing workshops. I really do. But I had something happen this summer that may change my feelings toward them. It’s up on SubStack right now. I’d love for you to read it.
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3,500 words done on a story today! Nearly a complete draft. Sooo satisfying! Feels great to be at it again!
New post live on Substack! It’s about navigating the work world while eyeing retirement, something I’m learning a lot about lately! I’d love for you to read it.
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Beach Nights- a new post on SubStack! I'd love for you check it out.
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New post up on Substack at open.substack.com/pub/brianstu...
Check it out!
So I’ve been thinking about a plan for retirement when that happens in a few years. Here’s an attempt at verbalizing it.
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Soaking up the solstice. 9:30pm Friday night. Beautiful.
I have a new post up on Substack. I’d love for you to check it out.
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Wonderful night in Saratoga listening to two of my favorite writers discuss their work at the Northshire Bookstore! Congrats Paul O’Brien and Jack Rightmyer!
This is my 30th last day of classes. Wow. I’m letting that one sink in.
Check out my new post! We've all heard the trash talk about teens, I'm just not sure it's entirely warranted.
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Soggy rider
Went for an hour ride tonight. Halfway out, at the farthest point I could be away from home, the skies opened and it poured. I had to stop once under a tree for survival. Struggled all the way back. When I made it home the sun came out. Of course.
Still got the ride in, though.
I started a new writing venture! Check it out at: open.substack.com/pub/brianstu...
Is it me, or is Chuck E. Cheese just the minor leagues for casinos?
