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The 8 "Best" Books I Read in 2024
Including my reverse methodology.
Dec 14, 2024
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Fleeting Intense Attention
Absorbing everything isn’t the same thing as being wise.
Nov 15, 2024
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October Sense Memory
What I saw, heard, touched, tasted, smelled, and read in October.
Nov 3, 2024
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"Vacation," A Short Story
She's doing it, everyone. She's sharing her fiction on Substack.
Nov 1, 2024
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Hello From the Other You
On the utility of contemplating your other selves.
Oct 25, 2024
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Personal Essays
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Catharsis, And?!
Catharsis should be iterative, not just an explosion of emotion but an equal implosion of realization.
Nov 22, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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Fleeting Intense Attention
Absorbing everything isn’t the same thing as being wise.
Nov 15, 2024
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October Sense Memory
What I saw, heard, touched, tasted, smelled, and read in October.
Nov 3, 2024
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Because Life is Messy...
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Diabolical Lies
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The Process
Nikki D'Ambrosio
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Angela Tyler
Litulla
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The 8 "Best" Books I Read in 2024
Including my reverse methodology.
Dec 14, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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What Haunts You?
Horror is a rich text... if you can muddle through the nonsense.
Oct 12, 2024
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Books That Break the Mold
Our lives tend to take on a certain form and remain that way, but our books don't have to. Here's how to dip your toes into experimental fiction.
Oct 4, 2024
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What If You Just Wrote a Little Something?
Plus, a conversation with *the* Jami Attenberg.
Sep 20, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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When Reading More Is a Trap
The case for reading less despite our "more is more" culture.
Aug 14, 2024
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Elena Ferrante
Friendships contain multitudes; Ferrante's books remind us of that.
Jul 17, 2024
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The Uncomplicated Joy of a New Book From a Beloved Author
Celebrating the new Laura Van Den Berg book, "State of Paradise."
Jul 10, 2024
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R.O. Kwon's "Exhibit"
Let's have some fun.
Jun 26, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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Fleeting Intense Attention
Absorbing everything isn’t the same thing as being wise.
Nov 15, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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"Vacation," A Short Story
She's doing it, everyone. She's sharing her fiction on Substack.
Nov 1, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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Hello From the Other You
On the utility of contemplating your other selves.
Oct 25, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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What If You Just Wrote a Little Something?
Plus, a conversation with *the* Jami Attenberg.
Sep 20, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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Procrastinating on Purpose
A short essay about dwelling in an extraordinary moment.
May 30, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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Catharsis, And?!
Catharsis should be iterative, not just an explosion of emotion but an equal implosion of realization.
Nov 22, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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What Haunts You?
Horror is a rich text... if you can muddle through the nonsense.
Oct 12, 2024
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The Weird, the Gross, the Funny, the Surprising
Thoughts on "Kinds of Kindness" and why we need stories that throw us for a loop.
Jul 3, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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A Lesson On Characterization From "Lady Bird"
We should all make our characters jump out of the proverbial car.
Feb 10, 2024
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😬 When Writing the Cringey Scene Works
A case study of "The Iron Claw."
Jan 13, 2024
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"Pack Light," They Said
A few thoughts on traveling without my books and with all of myself.
Sep 13, 2024
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Kells McPhillips
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Oh, To Be Lonely in London
Three days wandering in a gloomy, beautiful city.
Sep 6, 2024
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