HeyJaredAlphabet Soup
Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.
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- 12
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 14, 2026
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Fire! (opens the original)
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Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom (opens the original)
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My mother was always a fan of using connections, so to make her happy, I’m giving out a promo code to all Alphabet Soup readers who’d like to come to one of the events that Ira Glass and I are dedicating to her, in Boston and Chicago. Everyone is invited, including you, Spielberg!<div class="image2-inset
Drops (opens the original)
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To mark the new year, an old story from the innocent days when all our fears could be crammed into a single drop.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1019" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XLI3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st
Pride and Joy (opens the original)
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Of all the stories I’ve written, “Pride and Joy” was probably my parents’ favorite one. The fact that it’s a story about a family suffering from an incurable disease didn’t stop them from reading it and retelling it to other people, as if it were the most cheerful story in the world. This week, to mark the anniversary of my mother’s death, I thought it would be a good time to share this sad story that always made her smile.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.co
Human Writes: The Better Story (opens the original)
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