Burch Blog, Reading Log
I read a short story (almost) every day. An experiment in keeping track of what I read, with notes and thoughts.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Sep 4, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 14, 2026
Latest issues
new story (“Executives”) + writing is writing but not writing can be writing, too (opens the original)
Read excerpt
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“1988” (a short story from my archives) (opens the original)
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Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
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About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
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