HeyJaredBookish by Richard Donnelly
Weekly essays on the writing life by author Richard Donnelly.
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Orbiters (opens the original)
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…Telepathy is real. Your pet uses it. How many times have you felt uncomfortable, your thoughts confused, only to look up and see the dog or cat staring at you?. That’s telepathy.If they can do it, you can too. You know dang well when something’s up. Act on it, whether the vibe is from a friend, a co-worker, or spouse. Spouse? The others can wait. The spouse, not so much…Leave a comment<a class="image-link image2 is-
Orbiters (opens the original)
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…Now that we have Pangram we know what’s going on. A whole lot of writers are cheating. I thought they were simply bad. I was okay with that. Except for the very best, writers aren’t very good. But we’re kind of cute, and cheered each other on.Now we find many were cheating. I could have lived without that. As I say, they were never very good. Now they’re not even cute…<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8inc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressi
Orbiters (opens the original)
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…Ever wanna go back? I know I do. We’ll show them. Show them what? That we’re bigger, stronger, and smarter than they ever thought. That they made a mistake, we should should have been invited to the cotillion after all. The cotillion? I don’t even know what that is… <div class="
Orbiters (opens the original)
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…Writers, hold onto your money. No one can teach you how to write. You learn by doing it, and reading and reading. And reading some more. If you need someone to listen there’s your writing group, which is free. If you want advice there’s books at the library, lots of them. All free. The closest thing to art is love. And love is free. Or should be. When it’s not, we have a word for that…<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uzc8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progress
Orbiters (opens the original)
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…Someday all books will have a score. Before you buy from Amazon, or Bookshop, or Barnes and Noble, or wherever. It will read:
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